Its name is sometimes confused with those of Manarkad in Kottayam District and Manacaud (with the same Malayalam pronunciation as Manakkad) which is a locality in Thiruvananthapuram City.

Arikuzha is the first ward of this Panchayat and it lies in the border of Idukki and Ernakulam districts.

The village has a good literacy rate and are continually improving the human potential in the fields of IT, nursing service and other emerging sectors There is the Saint Sebastian's church at memadangu and the small church at the arikuzha village center.

The town centre is hosting the government lower and the upper primary school.

Both these schools has big playgrounds which would be busy with plenty of games and funs towards the evening.