Vengad

Vengad is a booming gram panchayath situated in Thalassery taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, South India in the banks of Anjarakandi River.[2] Vengad is famous for its black pepper and handloom. One state seed farm is located in Vengad town.[3] Vengad grampanchayat 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 Gramapanchayat office is situated in Paduvilayi.

Vengad Grama Panchayat

Vengad
Rural
Coordinates: 11.88281°N 75.53513°E / 11.88281; 75.53513
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
Time zoneUTC+5:25 (IST)
PIN
670612 [1]
Telephone code0497
Vehicle registrationKL13 KL58

The Kannur International Airport is just 6 km away from Vengad town.[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 kurmba kavu [11]
  • Vengad muthappan madapura.
  • Vengad juma masjid(vengad angadi)

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]

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]

References


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