Mallappally
Town
Mallappally town
Mallappally Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Mallappally Mallappally (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 9°26′46″N 76°39′24″E / 9.44611°N 76.65667°E / 9.44611; 76.65667
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Government
• Type	Taluk
• Body	local self-government
Area
• Total	167.9 km2 (64.8 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	143,677 [1]
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	0469
Vehicle registration	KL-28
Nearest city	THIRUVALLA
Literacy	100%
Legislative Assembly constituency	THIRUVALLA
Website	mallapally.org

Mallappally (meaning "wrestler shrine" in Malayalam, from മല്ലൻ "Mallan" or "wrestler" + പള്ളി "palli" or "shrine") is a taluk in Kerala, India. It is one of the five taluks that make up the Pathanamthitta district. It is historically a part of the kingdom of Travancore and Cochin. Mallappally is the original home of many non-resident Indians, and has one of the lowest population growth and highest literacy rates in India. It is under the supervision Thiruvalla Revenue Division & Thiruvalla Constituency.

Demographics

As with other areas of Kerala, Mallappally also depends on migrant labour. In Pathanamthitta, they constitute 35% of the labour force.^[2]

Places of worship

Mallappally is the birthplace of some 'great' Kerala bishops, including Saint Vattasseril Geevarghese Mar Dionysius,^[3] Metropolitan Archbishop Valakuzhy Joseph Mar Severios,^[4] Bishop Modayil MC Mani, Evangeilical Bishop Panamootil PS Varghese, and Cardinal Baselios Cleemis.^[5]

Festivals

Every year during the summer, when the river water recedes, many sandy beds form in the middle of the river that are large enough to hold conventions and festivals. People from various parts of the Mallappally and Tiruvalla taluks come for the festival.^{[6][non-primary source needed]}