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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vengad
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| pushpin_map = India Kerala
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| 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]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 28.09
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 38,606
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English
| timezone = [[indian standard time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 670612 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pincode.net.in/KERALA/KANNUR/V/VENGAD|title=Pin Code: VENGAD, KANNUR, KERALA, India|website=Pincode.net.in|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
| 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/a-police-station-in-kannur-that-grooms-tomorrows-soldiers/articleshow/74666216.cms|title=A police station in Kannur that grooms tomorrow's soldiers|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> Vengad is famous for its black pepper and handloom. One state seed farm is located in Vengad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Vengad-CannLoom-Handloom-Cotton-Mundu/dp/B0721V35JX|title=The Vengad {CannLoom} Handloom Men's Cotton Mundu - Set of 2 (White & Off White) : Amazon.in: Clothing & Accessories|website=Amazon.in|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
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),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/mambaram,-kannur/news|title=Mambaram,-Kannur News |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> Poyanad (14), Keezhathur Balavadi (15), Keezhathur Vayanasala (16), Kuzhiyil Peedika (17), Mailulli (18), Kunnirikka (19),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/kunnirikka/id/8319|title=Kunnirikka, Kannur District, Kerala, India|website=Keralatourism.org|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> Paduvilayi (20) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/kerala/|title=Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=Citypopulation.de|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> and Thattari (21).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/en/lbelection/electdmemberdet/2015/1162|title=Local Self Government Department | Local Self Government Department|website=Lsgkerala.gov.in|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://citymeter.net/distance-between-Kannur-International-Airport-and-Kinavakkal-%E2%80%93-Vengad-Road-via-Vengad-9186013436|title=5.0 Km | Distance Between Kannur International Airport And Kinavakkal – Vengad Road Via Vengad |website=Citymeter.net|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>

==Places of worship==
*Vengad Sree Mahavishnu temple<ref>[https://www.justdial.com/Kannur/Handloom-Retailers-in-Vengad/nct-10242764] {{dead link|date=November 2021}}</ref>
*Paduvilakkavu<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vymaps.com/IN/Sree-Paduvilakkav-Kshetram-Temple-502440940156337/|title=Sree Paduvilakkav Kshetram Temple, Kerala|website=Vymaps.com|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
*Peringali Aredath, Puthiyaveedu Kottam Devasthanam
*Vengad Mahaganapathy Temple (East Theru & West Theru)
*Vengad Sree kurumba kavu<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vengattumkavu.webs.com/|title=VENGAD SREE KURUMBA KAVU|website=Vengattumkavu.webs.com|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
*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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uniformapp.in/oth/ekns-government-higher-secondary-school-vengad-kannur-843949|title=Ekns Government Higher Secondary School Vengad, Kannur | Admissions 2020-2021, Contacts, FAQs|website=Uniformapp.in|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
# Vengad South UP School<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://schools.org.in/kannur/32020801210/vengad-south-up-school.html|title=VENGAD SOUTH UP SCHOOL - Paduvilayi, District Kannur (Kerala)|website=Schools.org.in|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
# Vengad LP School<ref>[https://www.justdial.com/Kannur/Vengad-LP-School-Narasaraopet/9999PX497-X497-180415052442-Q9L7_BZDET] {{dead link|date=November 2021}}</ref>
# Vengad Mappila UP School<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://studychacha.com/discuss/124326-vengad-mappila-upper-primary-school.html|title=Vengad Mappila Upper Primary School - 2021-2022 StudyChaCha|website=Studychacha.com|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
# Vani Vidyalayam<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/sree-vani-vidyalaya-em-school-o131v4|title=Sree Vani Vidyalaya Em School, Kannur - Reviews, Address, Fees and Admissions 2021|website=Icbse.com|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
# 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/nh-66-still-in-pathetic-shape/article30010324.ece|title=NH 66 still in pathetic shape|date=19 November 2019|access-date=28 November 2021|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref>
Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at [[Kannur International Airport|Mattanur]], [[Mangalore Airport|Mangalore]] and [[Calicut International Airport|Calicut]]. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Kannur-International-Airport|title=Kannur International Airport|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kannur district}}

[[Category:Villages near Kannur airport]]

{{Kannur-geo-stub}}

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