Mannoor, Kollam

Mannoor is a village in Ittiva Grama Panchayath located towards the west of Kollam district of Kerala, India.

The original inhabitants of the village were indigenous people belonging to the Vedan and other scheduled tribes.

It was a time of large scale migration of Syrian Christians of Travancore and the Kingdom of Cochin.

Some of the first Syrian Christian families who came to Mannoor were Thulayil, Keezhathil , Cherukkattu, Thadathil, Valiya karikkathil, Vazhangottu, Mampuzhayil, Perumkulathil, Kizhakkevilayil, Idayilaveettil and Keezhoottu.

The Party gained strength in the village in the wake of the struggle for independence from British colonial rule in India.

Despite the presence of secular political parties, the public life of the village has resisted secularisation.

LMS Lower Primary School, founded by the London Missionary Society, is one of the oldest institutions in the village.

Integrated Cattle Development Project (ICDP) of the State government has a unit in Mannoor, catering to the needs of veterinary medicine for livestock.

The Land of the Dispansary is donated by Shri Kunjukunju (Perumkulathu Family) Co-operative Milk Society and Sahrudaya Arts and Sports Club are the other institutions in the village.

The new Syrian Christian settlers in late 19th century mostly belonged to the Oriental Orthodox faith.

They established the St. Mary's Orthodox Church, also known as Cherukkattu Palli, on a land donated by the Keezhathil family.

[5] The other faction, Jacobite Syrian Church has no representation in the entire vicinity till today.

Activities in the fields of liberal arts and literature are also on the ebb in the otherwise economically advanced village.