Vengad
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vengad
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.88281|75.53513|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Kerala
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kannur
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 28.09
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| population_total = 38,606
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English
| timezone = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 670612 {{Cite web |title=Pin Code: VENGAD, KANNUR, KERALA, India |url=https://pincode.net.in/KERALA/KANNUR/V/VENGAD |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=Pincode.net.in}}
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0497
| registration_plate = KL 58
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Vengad is a gram panchayat situated in Thalassery taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, India, on the banks of the Anjarakandi River.{{Cite web |title=A police station in Kannur that grooms tomorrow's soldiers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/a-police-station-in-kannur-that-grooms-tomorrows-soldiers/articleshow/74666216.cms |access-date=28 November 2021 |newspaper=The Times of India}} Vengad is famous for its black pepper and handloom. One state seed farm is located in Vengad.{{Cite web |title=The Vengad {CannLoom} Handloom Men's Cotton Mundu - Set of 2 (White & Off White) : Amazon.in: Clothing & Accessories |url=https://www.amazon.in/Vengad-CannLoom-Handloom-Cotton-Mundu/dp/B0721V35JX |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=Amazon.in}}
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),{{Cite news |title=Mambaram,-Kannur News |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/mambaram,-kannur/news |access-date=28 November 2021}} Poyanad (14), Keezhathur Balavadi (15), Keezhathur Vayanasala (16), Kuzhiyil Peedika (17), Mailulli (18), Kunnirikka (19),{{Cite web |title=Kunnirikka, Kannur District, Kerala, India |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/kunnirikka/id/8319 |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=Keralatourism.org}} Paduvilayi (20) {{Cite web |title=Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/kerala/ |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=Citypopulation.de}} and Thattari (21).{{Cite web |title=Local Self Government Department | Local Self Government Department |url=https://lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/en/lbelection/electdmemberdet/2015/1162 |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=Lsgkerala.gov.in}}
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.{{Cite web |title=5.0 Km | Distance Between Kannur International Airport And Kinavakkal – Vengad Road Via Vengad |url=https://citymeter.net/distance-between-Kannur-International-Airport-and-Kinavakkal-%E2%80%93-Vengad-Road-via-Vengad-9186013436 |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=Citymeter.net}}
Places of worship
- Vengad Sree Mahavishnu temple[https://www.justdial.com/Kannur/Handloom-Retailers-in-Vengad/nct-10242764] {{dead link|date=November 2021}}
- Paduvilakkavu{{Cite web |title=Sree Paduvilakkav Kshetram Temple, Kerala |url=https://vymaps.com/IN/Sree-Paduvilakkav-Kshetram-Temple-502440940156337/ |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=Vymaps.com}}
- Peringali Aredath, Puthiyaveedu Kottam Devasthanam
- Vengad Mahaganapathy Temple (East Theru & West Theru)
- Vengad Sree kurumba kavu{{Cite web |title=VENGAD SREE KURUMBA KAVU |url=https://vengattumkavu.webs.com/ |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=Vengattumkavu.webs.com}}
- 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{{Cite web |title=Ekns Government Higher Secondary School Vengad, Kannur | Admissions 2020-2021, Contacts, FAQs |url=https://uniformapp.in/oth/ekns-government-higher-secondary-school-vengad-kannur-843949 |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=Uniformapp.in}}
- Vengad South UP School{{Cite web |title=VENGAD SOUTH UP SCHOOL - Paduvilayi, District Kannur (Kerala) |url=https://schools.org.in/kannur/32020801210/vengad-south-up-school.html |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=Schools.org.in}}
- Vengad LP School[https://www.justdial.com/Kannur/Vengad-LP-School-Narasaraopet/9999PX497-X497-180415052442-Q9L7_BZDET] {{dead link|date=November 2021}}
- Vengad Mappila UP School{{Cite web |title=Vengad Mappila Upper Primary School - 2021-2022 StudyChaCha |url=https://studychacha.com/discuss/124326-vengad-mappila-upper-primary-school.html |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=Studychacha.com}}
- Vani Vidyalayam{{Cite web |title=Sree Vani Vidyalaya Em School, Kannur - Reviews, Address, Fees and Admissions 2021 |url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/sree-vani-vidyalaya-em-school-o131v4 |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=Icbse.com}}
- 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
- Mambaram U P School Mambaram
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.{{Cite web |date=19 November 2019 |title=NH 66 still in pathetic shape |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/nh-66-still-in-pathetic-shape/article30010324.ece |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=Thehindu.com}}
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.{{Cite news |title=Kannur International Airport |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Kannur-International-Airport |access-date=28 November 2021}}