Vilangad

Vilangad
Vilangad
village
	Vilangad Location in Kerala, India Vilangad Vilangad (India)
	Coordinates: 11°42′0″N 75°40′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Talukas	Vatakara
Population (2011)
• Total	3,778
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673506
Telephone code	0496
Vehicle registration	KL-18
Lok Sabha constituency	Vatakara
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Nadapuram

Vilangad is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] Vilangad is a small town, north-east of Kozhikode district bordering with Wayanad and Kannur. It is situated 32 km. away from sub-district headquarter Vatakara and 71 km. away from district headquarter Kozhikode.

Thirikakkayam water fall

History

Vilangad has been inhabited since 1942. St. George's High School Vilangad established in 1957.

Attractions

Thirikakkayam water falls

Situated near to Chelekavu temple and 5 km. away from Vilangad. The fall will be flowing in full strength during monsoon

Vilangad mini hydroelectric project

7.5-MW mini-hydroelectric project commissioned on 2014. The project consist of two small dams at Panom and Valook, two canals, a fore-bay tank, penstock, and three 2.5 MW generators [2]

Pullippara

It is an important trekking destination near Vilangad.

Transportation

Vilangad village connects to other parts of India through Vatakara city on the west and Kuttiady town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern Highway going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.

Village Data (State Census 2011)

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	916	-	-
Population	3,778	1,930	1,848
Child (0-6)	408	211	197
Schedule Caste	9	4	5
Schedule Tribe	907	467	440
Literacy	90.12 %	92.84 %	87.28 %
Total Workers	1,710	1,133	577
Main Worker	1,158	0	0
Marginal Worker	552	264	288

References

"Census of India : List of villages by Alphabetical : Kerala". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
"Vilangad mini-hydel project commissioned". The Hindu. 2 September 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

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[censusindia-1] "Census of India : List of villages by Alphabetical : Kerala". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

[2] "Vilangad mini-hydel project commissioned". The Hindu. 2 September 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 August 2022.