Manjoor (village) explained

Manjoor
Other Name:Kuruppanthara
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.7°N 76.5°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kottayam
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:686603
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:04829-
Registration Plate:KL-36, 67,
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Ettumanoor
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Kottayam
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Ave- 30"cel. (Köppen)

Manjoor is an Indian village located in northern Kottayam district of the state of Kerala, India. Manjoor is approximately 20 km north of the district capital Kottayam. It is situated on the Kottayam-Vaikom bus-route, and is close to the towns of Kuravilangad,Ettumanoor and Kaduthuruthy.

Manjoor is the birthplace of Bishop Mar Mathew Makil, the first bishop of the Kottayam diocese (Knanaya) of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Manjoor is the hometown of film director Dileesh Pothan, best known for his Malayalam films.

Manjoor is the site of the Malliyoor Temple, Sree Malliyoor Maha Ganapathy Temple[1] as well.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://malliyoor.org/