Chengala is a town in the
Kasaragod district
Kasaragod ( and Malayalam language, Malayalam: , English language, English: ''Kassergode'', Tulu language, Tulu: ''Kasrod'', Arabic language, Arabic: ''Harkwillia'') is one of the 14 List of districts of Kerala, districts in the southern Indi ...
of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It is situated about east of
Kasaragod
Kasaragod () is a municipal town and administrative headquarters of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kerala and ...
, between
National Highway 66
The following highways are numbered 66:
Australia
* Barkly Highway (Northern Territory)
* Riddoch Highway
Canada
* Alberta Highway 66
* Highway 66 (Ontario)
Finland
* Kantatie 66 (Orivesi — Lapua)
France
* A66 autoroute
Germany
* Bundesa ...
and the
Payaswini
The Chandragiri River also known as Perumpuzha River is the longest river in Kasaragod district, Kerala, India. It was named after the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya.
The 17th century Chandragiri Fort is located on the river.
Perumpuzha r ...
or Chandragiri River.
Demographics
As of the 2011 Indian
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
, Chengala had a population of 15,588 with 7,698 males and 7,890 females, living in 2,791 households in an area of .
Major Organizations
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Zainab College, Cherkkala
Zainab College, Cherkkala is a B.Ed. college of Chengala village in Kasaragod District, India.
History
The college was established in 2005 and is affiliated with the Kannur University
Kannur University is a multi-campus public universit ...
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LBS Engineering College, Kasaragod
L.B.S. College of Engineering (LBSCE)'','' or in its full name Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Engineering, is a technical institution situated at Povval village near Cherkkala Junction in Kasaragod, Kerala, India.
General information
L. ...
See also
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Kasaragod
Kasaragod () is a municipal town and administrative headquarters of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kerala and ...
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Kanhangad
Kanhangad () is a town, located in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India.
Location
The area contains villages around Kanhangad town with Kasaragod as the northern border, Nileshwar, popularly known as the 'cultural town' of Kasara ...
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Cherkala
Cherkala is a small town located in the Kasaragod district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located about east of Kasaragod, at the intersection of National Highway 66
The following highways are numbered 66:
Australia
* Barkly Highway ...
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Badiyadka
Badiyadka officially known as "Badiadka" (also known as Perdala") is a town and gram panchayat in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala, India.
Badiyadka is a panchayath in Kasaragod Taluk in Kasaragod District of Kerala, India. It is loca ...
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Chattanchal
Chattanchal is a village in the Kasaragod district of Kerala, India. It is located near Thekkil, east of Kasaragod, along National Highway 66
The following highways are numbered 66:
Australia
* Barkly Highway (Northern Territory)
* Riddoch ...
References
Suburbs of Kasaragod
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