Country India District Kasaragod district Telephone code 04994 | State Kerala Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Area code 04994 | |
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PIN 671123 (Vidyanagar Post Office) Nearest cities Cherkala, Kanhangad, Kasaragod, Thalangara | ||
Vidyanagar is a town in Kasaragod district situated about 4.2 kilometres away from the Kasaragod town, in the state of Kerala, India. National Highway NH 17 connects Vidyanagar to major nearest cities. Vidyanagar, also known as Kunjumavindadi (കുഞ്ഞുമാവിന്റടി). The place has a large population of Muslims, Hindus and Christians .
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Vidyanagar is known as an Educational capital of Kasaragod District, as Vidyanagar houses Government College, Kasaragod, Kannur University B.Ed. center (Located in Chala, Vidyanagar), Govt ITI (Industrial training institute), Kendriya Vidyalaya, TIHSS Naimarmoola, MES KS Abdullah School, Chinmaya Vidyalaya, MES KS Abdulla School, PTMAUPS Bedira - Chala etc..
Transport
Road
The National Highway 66(formerly NH17) enters Kerala in Kunjathur of Kasargod district, through which major towns in the district are connected to Mangalore. The highway form a backbone of the road network for the district from Talapady, covering major towns like Uppala, Kasaragod, Vidyanagar, Kanhangad, Nileshwar, Cheruvathur and Trikaripur. The NH exits the district in Kalikadavu (Pilicode) which ends at Edappally.
Air
The nearest airport to Vidyanagar is Mangalore International Airport, which is around 60 km away from the town. Kannur International Airport, which is 140 km from the town is under construction. Other airports near Vidyanagar is Calicut International Airport, lies about 223 km to the south and Mysore Airport, which is around 259 km to the south east.
Languages
Kasargod district is one of the rare districts in India which houses as many as 7 different languages (excluding dialects and tribal languages), with each spoken by a substantial number of people.
Climate
Vidyanagar experiences a Tropical monsoon climate under the Köppen climate classification.
Parliament Constituency
Assembly Constituencies
- Kasaragod
Sports
Cricket and football are given major importance in Vidyanagar. Other major sports like volleyball and badminton are also practiced in here.
Vidyanagar has some major stadiums like Kasaragod Municipal stadium. Friends Chala Arts and sports club & Chandragiri Arts and Sports club are major clubs in Vidyanagar, oldest cricket, football clubs in the district.