Kanhangad

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Kanhangad
State - District(s)	Kerala - Kasaragod
Area
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	65,499 -

Kanhangad is a city and a municipality in Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is 28km from the district headquarters of Kasargod.

Hosdurg (or Hosa Durga / Puthiya Kotta meaning New Fort), half a kilometre south of the town center Kottachery, hosts the Municipal office, other administrative offices, police station, court and the government hospital.

A prominent feature that attracts the attention of travelers in Kanhangad town center is a tall minaret piercing the skyline, a contribution from the wealthy merchants of the town who are predominantly Muslim.

Institutions for higher education include Nehru Arts & Science College, Agricultural College and Swamy Nithyananda Polytechnic.

1 Tourist Attractions
2 Schools
3 Demographics
4 See also

[edit] Tourist Attractions

Anandashram (5 km from Kanhangad) is an internationally renowned spiritual center founded by Swami Ramdas in 1939. It offers a quiet, peaceful ambience best suited for meditation and spiritual studies.

Hosdurg Fort (half a kilometre south of Kanhangad) is renowned for its chain of forts built by Somashekara Nayak of the Ikkeri dynasty.

Nithyanandashram is a spiritual center near Hosdurg Fort. Karpooreshwara Temple, built there in 1963, was constructed after the style and design of the famous Somnatha Temple in Gujarat. A full size statue of Swami Nityananda in sitting posture made of pancha-loha is one of the attractions of the asramam.

Bekal Fort is a 300-year old fort, which is one of the largest and best preserved forts in Kerala lies 10 km north of Kanhangad. With its admirable beaches, it has become the focal point for the development of tourism in north Kerala.
Adot Vanadurga Temple, Bellikoth where the Sahashrachandika Yaagam was conducted for the prospirity of the people living all over the world.

[edit] Schools

Durga Higher Secondary School
Government High School Hosdurg
Iqbal Higher Secondary School
Little Flower Higher Secondary School
Chinmaya Vidyalaya Kanhangad

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Kanhangad had a population of 65,499. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Kanhangad has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 74%. In Kanhangad, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.