Vengad Explained
Vengad |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 11.8828°N 75.5351°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kannur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 28.09 |
Population Total: | 38,606 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Timezone: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 670612 [1] |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 0497 |
Registration Plate: | KL 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
- Vengad Sree Mahavishnu temple[9]
- Paduvilakkavu[10]
- Peringali Aredath, Puthiyaveedu Kottam Devasthanam
- Vengad Mahaganapathy Temple (East Theru & West Theru)
- Vengad Sree kurumba kavu[11]
- Vengad muthappan madapura
- Vengad juma masjid (Vengad angadi)
- Chambad Sri Kurumba Kavu
- Valanki Koodan Gurukkanmar Kaavu
- Koodan Gurukkanmar Kaavu Vengad
- Paduvilayi Sree Deyivathar Temple
Schools
- EKNS Govt Higher Secondary School[12]
- Vengad South UP School[13]
- Vengad LP School[14]
- Vengad Mappila UP School[15]
- Vani Vidyalayam[16]
- Indira Gandhi Public School
- Kottayam Rajas High School Pathiriyad
- Mambaram HSS Mambaram
- Mambaram English Medium School Mambaram
- Keezhathur U P School Keezhathur
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Pin Code: VENGAD, KANNUR, KERALA, India . 28 November 2021 . Pincode.net.in.
- Web site: A police station in Kannur that grooms tomorrow's soldiers . 28 November 2021 . The Times of India.
- Web site: The Vengad Handloom Men's Cotton Mundu - Set of 2 (White & Off White) : Amazon.in: Clothing & Accessories . 28 November 2021 . Amazon.in.
- News: Mambaram,-Kannur News . . 28 November 2021.
- Web site: Kunnirikka, Kannur District, Kerala, India . 28 November 2021 . Keralatourism.org.
- Web site: Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 28 November 2021 . Citypopulation.de.
- Web site: Local Self Government Department | Local Self Government Department . 28 November 2021 . Lsgkerala.gov.in.
- Web site: 5.0 Km | Distance Between Kannur International Airport And Kinavakkal – Vengad Road Via Vengad . 28 November 2021 . Citymeter.net.
- https://www.justdial.com/Kannur/Handloom-Retailers-in-Vengad/nct-10242764
- Web site: Sree Paduvilakkav Kshetram Temple, Kerala . 28 November 2021 . Vymaps.com.
- Web site: VENGAD SREE KURUMBA KAVU . 28 November 2021 . Vengattumkavu.webs.com.
- Web site: Ekns Government Higher Secondary School Vengad, Kannur | Admissions 2020-2021, Contacts, FAQs . 28 November 2021 . Uniformapp.in.
- Web site: VENGAD SOUTH UP SCHOOL - Paduvilayi, District Kannur (Kerala) . 28 November 2021 . Schools.org.in.
- https://www.justdial.com/Kannur/Vengad-LP-School-Narasaraopet/9999PX497-X497-180415052442-Q9L7_BZDET
- Web site: Vengad Mappila Upper Primary School - 2021-2022 StudyChaCha . 28 November 2021 . Studychacha.com.
- Web site: Sree Vani Vidyalaya Em School, Kannur - Reviews, Address, Fees and Admissions 2021 . 28 November 2021 . Icbse.com.
- Web site: 19 November 2019 . NH 66 still in pathetic shape . 28 November 2021 . Thehindu.com.
- News: Kannur International Airport . . 28 November 2021.