| Chengalai | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 12.04°N 75.46°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kannur |
| Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
| Governing Body: | Chengalai Grama Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 21.18 |
| Population Total: | 15,800 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| 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: | 670631 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 0460 |
| Registration Plate: | KL 59 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Sreekandapuram |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kannur |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Irikkur |
| Iso Code: | IN-KL |
Chengalayi is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1] The village is also known as Chengalayi.
As of 2011 India census, Chengalai had a population of 15,800 with 7,462 males (47.2%) and 8,338 females (52.8%). Chengalai village spreads over an area of 21.18 km2 with 3,270 families residing in it. The male female sex ratio was 1,117 higher than state average of 1,084. In Chengalai, 12.5% of the population was under 6 years age. Chengalai had overall literacy of 92.7% lower than state average of 94%.[2]
The national highway passes through Taliparamba town. Mangalore 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 connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mattannur, Kannur