Manappalli

Manappalli
village
Manappalli Location in Tamil Nadu, India Manappalli Manappalli (India)
Coordinates: 11°5′7″N 78°6′5″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Namakkal
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Manapalli is a small village on the northern bank of the Cauvery River in the Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu, India. Over 5000 people live in this village, which includes Manapalli, GanapathiPalayam, Rasagounden Pudur, Ramanaicken Palyam, Ellaikattuputhur, Kunnipalayam, Theerthampalayam, Aruvankattur, Ganeshapuram, Chennakkal Pudur (bordering the Mohanur sugar factory), and Pettapalayam. The village is composed of mostly Hindus.

Temples

• Beemeeswarar Temple (Manappalli)
• Varadharaja Perumal Temple (Manapalli)
• Chokkanayaki Amman Temple (Manappalli)
• Muniyandi Temple (Manappalli)
• Sri Vel Vinayakar Temple (Manappalli)
• Ganapathi Vinayagar Temple (Ganapathipalayam)
• Mariamman Temple (Eramanaikan Palayam)
• Bhagavathi Amman Temple (Ellaikaatuputhur)
• Throwbathi Amman Temple (Kunnipalayam)
• Mariamman Temple (Theertham Palyam)
• Vinayagar Temple (Ganeshapuram)
• Kannimar Kovil (Theerthampalayam)
• Vinayagarkovil (Theerthampalayam)
• Muthayammal Temple (Mela Pettapalayam)
• Santhiyappan Temple (Mela petapalayam)

Rajaganapathi Temple (Manappalli)

Schools

• Middle school in Manappalli
• Primary school in Kunnipalyam
• Primary school in Theertham Palyam
• Primary school in Melapettapalyam

Nearby Towns

• Mohanur (east 6 km)
• Velur (west 11 km)
• Namakkal (north 25 km)
• Tiruchirappalli (east 80 km).

Transportation

The village can be reached by bus route from Tiruchirappalli (via Musiri, Thottiam, Kattuputhur, or Mohanur), from Salem (via Namakkal or Mohanur), or from Karur (via Velur).

Health Centres

Only one government-sponsored primary health center exists in Manapalli.

Convenience stores

• Dinakar Groceries - Started in 2000 by P.Krishnaswamy Ex-Employee of Salem Co-Operative Sugar Mills. After his demise, it has been managed by son Baskaran & daughter in law Gowri Baskaran.

Economy

Manapalli's economy is fully agricultural.

Celebrities

• Late Sivasubramaniyam, son in law of Bharathidasan.
• Captain Palanisamy who expired in the 1971 war.
• Sivashanmugam, a famous writer, and the author of Arththaviyal (அர்த்தவியல்).
• Sridharan, started schooling in Manappalli and went up to the Doctorate level in Management. started the career as a Diploma Trainee and held various senior positions in TVS Motor Company, Motherson Group, Minda Group, Shriram Group and joined as General Manager in TOYOTA TSUSHO CORPORATION ( a Japanese MNC ) in 2012 at Chennai and getting retired in 2018.
• Veeramani, the grandson of Bharathidasan, a famous astrologer.
• Ragunathan, studied in Kandasamy Kandar College, Velur and presently Chief Manager, State Bank of India.
• Vijayaragavan, a student of Panchayat Primary school, joined in Indian Bank as Clerk and retired as OFFICER.

References

Sivashanmugam (2017), Arththaviyal, Tiruchirappalli, India: Sivasahnmugam

Sivashanmugam (2017), The Common Protocol, Tiruchirappalli, India: Sivasahnmugam, OL 26350172M