Vengappally

Vengappally is a village in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India.^[1]

Vengappally
village
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Coordinates: 11°38′0″N 76°1′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Wayanad
Population  (2001)
• Total	10,995
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673121
Telephone code	20****[BSNL Land line], 21****[BSNL Wireless Land line]
Vehicle registration	KL-12

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Vengappally had a population of 10995 with 5413 males and 5582 females.^[1]

Transport

Vengappally can be accessed via Padinjarathara or Kalpetta. The distance (in km) from vengappally to some major destinations are as follows:

• Kozhikode (79)
• Mysore (137)
• Ooty (121)
• Madikeri (119)
• Bangalore (275)
• Cochin (275)
• Sulthan Bathery (32)
• Padinjarathara (10)
• Kalpetta (7)^[2]

The nearest major airport is at Calicut. The road to the east connects to Mysore and Bangalore. Night journey is allowed on this sector as it goes through Bandipur national forest. The nearest railway station is Mysore. There are airports at Bangalore and Calicut.

Shamsul Ulama Academy

Shamsul Ulama Islamic Academy (مجمع شمس العلماء الإسلامي) is an Islamic educational institution in Vengappally. It was established by the SKSSF Wayanad District Committee under the presidency of late District Qasi Panakkad Sayed Umerali Shihab Thangal in the year 2002 to promote Islamic educational activities. SUIA is managed by president Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal Panakkad.