Vengad
Town
Vengad is located in Kerala
Vengad
Vengad
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°52′58″N 75°32′06″E / 11.88281°N 75.53513°E / 11.88281; 75.53513
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
Area
 • Total28.09 km2 (10.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total38,606
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670612 [1]
Telephone code0497
Vehicle registrationKL 58

Vengad is a gram panchayat situated in Thalassery taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, India, on the banks of the Anjarakandi River.[2] Vengad is famous for its black pepper and handloom. One state seed farm is located in Vengad.[3] Vengad gram panchayat consists of 21 wards; viz Pattathari (1), Kallayi (2), Vengad Angadi (3), Vengad Metta (4), Vengad Theru (5), Oorppalli (6), Kaitheripoyil (7), Valankichal (8), Pathiriyad (9), Pachapoika (10), Parambayi (11), Kelalur (12), Mambaram (13),[4] Poyanad (14), Keezhathur Balavadi (15), Keezhathur Vayanasala (16), Kuzhiyil Peedika (17), Mailulli (18), Kunnirikka (19),[5] Paduvilayi (20) [6] and Thattari (21).[7]

Vengad Panchayat has administration over Pathiriyad and Paduvilayi census towns. Vengad Gramapanchayat office is situated in Paduvilayi. The Kannur International Airport is 6 km away from Vengad.[8]

Places of worship

Schools

  1. EKNS Govt Higher Secondary School[12]
  2. Vengad South UP School[13]
  3. Vengad LP School[14]
  4. Vengad Mappila UP School[15]
  5. Vani Vidyalayam[16]
  6. Indira Gandhi Public School
  7. Kottayam Rajas High School Pathiriyad
  8. Mambaram HSS Mambaram
  9. Mambaram English Medium School Mambaram
  10. Keezhathur U P School Keezhathur
  11. Kunnirikka U P School Kunnirikka

Transportation

The national highway passes through the town of Kannur. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line.[17] Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Mattanur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pin Code: VENGAD, KANNUR, KERALA, India". Pincode.net.in. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "A police station in Kannur that grooms tomorrow's soldiers". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "The Vengad {CannLoom} Handloom Men's Cotton Mundu - Set of 2 (White & Off White) : Amazon.in: Clothing & Accessories". Amazon.in. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Mambaram,-Kannur News". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Kunnirikka, Kannur District, Kerala, India". Keralatourism.org. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Local Self Government Department | Local Self Government Department". Lsgkerala.gov.in. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. ^ "5.0 Km | Distance Between Kannur International Airport And Kinavakkal – Vengad Road Via Vengad". Citymeter.net. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  9. ^ [1][dead link]
  10. ^ "Sree Paduvilakkav Kshetram Temple, Kerala". Vymaps.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  11. ^ "VENGAD SREE KURUMBA KAVU". Vengattumkavu.webs.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Ekns Government Higher Secondary School Vengad, Kannur | Admissions 2020-2021, Contacts, FAQs". Uniformapp.in. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  13. ^ "VENGAD SOUTH UP SCHOOL - Paduvilayi, District Kannur (Kerala)". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  14. ^ [2][dead link]
  15. ^ "Vengad Mappila Upper Primary School - 2021-2022 StudyChaCha". Studychacha.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Sree Vani Vidyalaya Em School, Kannur - Reviews, Address, Fees and Admissions 2021". Icbse.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  17. ^ "NH 66 still in pathetic shape". Thehindu.com. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Kannur International Airport". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 November 2021.


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