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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Manakala
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| other_name = Manakkala
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| settlement_type = Town
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| image_caption = College of Engineering Adoor, Manakala
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|9|8|0|N|76|43|0|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Pathanamthitta district|Pathanamthitta]]
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 691551
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04734
| registration_plate = KL-26 (Adoor-Sub RTO)
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Adoor
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Pathanamthitta
| website = {{URL|http://www.adoormunicipality/manakala.in}}
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<ref>{{URL|http://www.adoormunicipality.in}}</ref>'''Manakala''' is a town in [[Pathanamthitta district]], [[Kerala]] state, India.<ref>{{URL|http://www.adoormunicipality.in}}</ref> It is located in Adoor Thaluk. Manakala is the hometown of the prominent film director [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]].
[[File:Sreenarayanapuram Temple, Manakala.jpg|thumb|Shree Narayanapuram Temple]]

==Etymology==
The name Manakala has an uncertain [[etymology]]. ''Manakala'' may stem from an imperfect [[Malayalam]] [[portmanteau]] fusing ''Manal'' ("Sand") and ''Kaala'' ("Land" or "Place"). Thus ''Manalkaala'' means place covered by sand. Most of Manakala is covered by [[sand]].

==Education==
[[File:Cea building.jpg|thumb|[[College of Engineering Adoor]]]]
Manakala is home to one of the best Engineering colleges, [[College of Engineering Adoor]] under [[Cochin University of Science and Technology]] and the students here have secured many University Ranks in the past years. One of the [[Government]] [[polytechnique]] [[Colleges]] is situated here.

==Temples==
The [[Vishnu]] [[temple]], [[Sreenarayanapuram Temple]] which is more than 200 years old is located here. The [[Shiva]] temple, [[Peringanadu]] Trichendamangalam Mahadeva Temple which is known for its 'Kettu Kazhcha' during the annual [[festival]] is located 2 km from Manakala.

==Churches==
There are few [[church (building)|Churches]] of prominence in this area. St. Marthsmooni [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church|Orthodox Syrian church]], St. Thomas Marthomite Church, Six numbers of Church of South India churches, Bible College and related institutions of Sharon Pentecostal [[Mission (Christian)|Mission]] are commendable establishments and contribution of [[Christianity|Christian]] Community in this part.
*Faith Theological Seminary is the bible college of the Pentecostal church called Sharon Fellowship church.

==Mannady Temple==
Mannady [[Temple]], which is known for Mudiyettam, and the place which has historical importance due to the Sacrifice of the Great Soldier, [[Travancore]] [[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] [[Veluthampy Dalava]], who fought the [[British Raj]], till his last breath, is just 6 km from here. The inhabitants of this village are dominated by [[Hindu]] community but there is a significant [[Christians|Christian]] population and a few [[Muslims]].

== See also ==
* [[Adoor]]
* [[Peringanadu]]
* [[Pathanamthitta]]
* [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]
* [[College of Engineering Adoor]]
* [[Sreenarayanapuram Temple]]

== References ==
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{{refbegin}}
* {{cite web | url = http://www.cea.ac.in/location.html | title = College of Engineering Adoor, Manakala | accessdate = 2009-12-11}}
* {{cite web | url = http://pta.kerala.gov.in/places.htm | title = Places of Interest in Pathanamthitta | accessdate = 2009-12-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080916194407/http://pta.kerala.gov.in/places.htm | archive-date = 16 September 2008 | url-status = dead }}
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==External links==
*[http://www.adoormunicipality.in]
*[http://www.pta.kerala.gov.in/ Official website of the Government of Kerala]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012235122/http://pathanamthitta.nic.in/ Official website of Pathanamthitta district]
*[http://www.keraladays.com/Pathanamthitta.htm Information pages of Pathanamthitta district]
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[[Category:Villages in Pathanamthitta district]]

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