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Plappally

Coordinates: 9°22′49.43″N 76°55′52.6″E / 9.3803972°N 76.931278°E / 9.3803972; 76.931278
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Plappally
Settlement
Plappally is located in Kerala
Plappally
Plappally
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°22′49.43″N 76°55′52.6″E / 9.3803972°N 76.931278°E / 9.3803972; 76.931278
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictPathanamthitta
Government
 • TypePanchayath
 • BodyRanni - Perunad panchayath
Elevation
354 m (1,161 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
689662
Area code04735
Vehicle registrationKL-62, KL-03
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest citiesChittar, Angamoozhy
Lok Sabha constituencyPathanamthitta
ClimateModerate Climate (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)

Plappally is a settlement located in the Goodrical range of Ranni forest division in the state of Kerala, India. The place is an intersection point of Mannarakulanji–Chalakkayam state highway (NH-183) and ErumelyThulappally–Plappally route. There is a forest station in Plappally under the Kerala State Forest and Wildlife Department.[1]

Plappally derives its name from a family named Plappally as pronounced and proclaimed by Chembakasssery Raja. It is said that a location in the Goodrical range of Ranni forest division in the state of Kerala, India was where this family stayed. Around the 1790s this family migrated to regions near to the backwaters of Kerala. Parts of this family resides and takes care of their deity the Devi temple in Plappally and Thevar at Kottayam. [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Plappally (i), Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India, Kerala Tourism". 16 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Thevarkunnathappan Temple". 17 February 2016.