page_title: Kanhangad
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Kanhangad / Education
caption_attribution_description: Kasargod, Kerala, India.
context_page_description: Kanhangad or Kanjangad is a major and commercial town which falls under "Class1" UAs/Towns category and a Municipality in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India. The largest and most populous city in the Kasaragod district, Kanhangad is 28 km from the district headquarters of Kasaragod town, 73.8 km from Kannur and 79 km from Mangalore city.
context_section_description: With a good literacy rate, Kanhangad is home to many schools and colleges. It has also produced eminent teachers and scholars like P Kunhiraman Nair. Out of the two Education Divisions in the district, Kanhangad DEO has 46 UP schools and 72 High Schools under it; apart from the private schools. The rest of the schools in the district comes under the 'Kasargod Education District' division.
  Kanhangad has other prominent institutions like Kendriya Vidyalaya  and Navodaya Vidyalaya, located at Periya. Periya also has a campus of the Central University of Kerala. One of the oldest colleges in the district, Nehru Arts and Science College is a landmark educational institution in the region. The Agricultural University of Kerala at Padannakkad is another notable institution. The Science park at Chemmatamvayal is a place of importance for the school children. There is a Sub centre of the Kerala Civil Services Academy adjacent to it.
  Some of the major educational institutions include:
caption: Nehru College
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