18 Facts About Kanhangad

Kanhangad is located in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India.

The eastern part of Kanhangad is categorized as Panathur area with the difference in terrain mainly because of the hilly terrain and hill stations and to the West lies the Arabian Sea.

The importance of Kanhangad is that it lies in the exact centre between the two major cities Mangalore and Kannur, equidistant from their respective district headquarters.

Since Kanhangad became a part of Nileshwaram kingdom following the reign of the Kolathunadu, the land witnessed frequent conflicts between Nileshwaram kingdom and Ikkeri Nayaks of Bednore.

Kanhangad was an important centre of the Indian National movement.

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Kanhangad started the Vallabhai Library in Kottacherry which helped the National movement a lot in the region.

Kanhangad is a part of the Kasaragod constituency which extends from Manjeshwaram in Kasaragod district to Kalliasseri in Kannur district.

Kanhangad's assembly constituency is a part of the Kasaragod.

Kanhangad which was initially a special grade panchayat was upgraded to a Municipality on 1 June 1984.

Kanhangad is a subdistrict in Kasaragod district and the Kanhangad Municipality is in charge of the civic and infrastructural assets of the city.

Part of northern Kanhangad, Ajanur is a bureaucratic nicety and a Census town.

Some parts of Kanhangad town is put under an administrative unit called Ajanur Panchayath.

Out of the two Education Divisions in the district, Kanhangad DEO has 46 UP schools and 72 High Schools under it; apart from the private schools.

Kanhangad has other prominent institutions like Kendriya Vidyalaya and Navodaya Vidyalaya, located at Periya.

Face of literature in Kanhangad is P Kunhiraman Nair who was a Malayalam poet and teacher.

Kanhangad is well connected to Kannur, Kozhikode, Kasaragod, Madikeri and Mangalore through Road.

Kanhangad is connected to Madikeri, Coorg, Mysuru and Bangalore via Kanhangad - Panathur - Madikeri Highway which is planned to be upgraded as National Highway.

Kanhangad has one of the Regional Transport Offices in the district with KL60 registration.