Vengad is agram panchayat situated inThalasserytaluk,Kannur district,Kerala, India, on the banks of theAnjarakandi 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]
The national highway passes through the town ofKannur.Goa andMumbai can be accessed on the northern side andCochin andThiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east ofIritty connects toMysore andBangalore. The nearest railway station isKannur onMangalore-Palakkad line.[17]Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports atMattanur,Mangalore andCalicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.[18]
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