Vengad
| Vengad | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 11°52′58″N 75°32′06″E / 11.88281°N 75.53513°ECoordinates: 11°52′58″N 75°32′06″E / 11.88281°N 75.53513°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Time zone | UTC+5:25 (IST) |
| PIN | 670612 [1] |
| Telephone code | 0497 |
| Vehicle registration | KL13 KL58 |
Vengad is a village panchayath situated near Mattannur / Kuthuparamba in Thalassery taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, South India in the banks of anjarakandy river. Vengad is famous for black pepper and handloom. One of state seed farms is located in Vengad.
Places of worship
- Vengad Sree Mahavishnu temple
- Paduvilakkavu
- Peringali Aredath, Puthiya veedu devasthanam (kottam)
- Vengad Mahaganapathy Temple(East theru & West theru)
- Vengad Sree kurmba kavu
- Vengad muthappan madapura.
- Vengad juma masjid(vengad angadi)
Schools
1.EKNS Govt Higher Secondary school
2.Vengad South UP school
3.Vengad LP school
4.Vengad Mappila UP school
5.Vani Vidyalayam
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. 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.