Vengara Grama Panchayat
Vengara Grama Panchayat is grama panchayat in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is situated in "Vengara" village in "Thiroorangadi" taluk. This panchayat was the largest panchayat in Malappuram district and was divided into "Vengara" and "Kannamangalam" in 1999-2000 year. The current geographical area of the panchayat is 18.66 km . Though 70% of people in the panchyat depends upon agriculture, the income source is overseas jobs. History. Vengara panchayat is situated 16 km away from Malappuram district headquarters. There were separate panchayats existed between 1954–55 in the "Valiyora" and "Kannamangalam" portions of the Malabar District Board. There  were no elections conducted for president of panchayat during that time. The panchayat president was elected by the voters by raising their hands. Formation of Panchayat. Vengara panchayat was constituted in 11 December 1961 by including "Vengara" , "Kannamangalam" villages and by merging "Valiyora and Kannamangalam" panchayats. This was headquartered at Vengara. There were 11 wards at the initial time. The first election was in 1964. Shri. Chakkeri Ahmed Kutti Sahib who was later became the Minister of Education in Government of Kerala served as the first president. Partition. For many geographical and demographic reasons, the development process of Vengara Panchayat  was more in Vengara when comparing to other places in the panchayat. Due to the low population density of Kannamangalam, it did not achieve significant development until 1995. Due to this, government divided this panchayat into "Vengara" and "Kannamangalam" in 2 December 2000. In the next election, Shri. Kallan Muhammed and Shri. K Saitalavi was elected as the President and vice president respectively. First governing body. The first governing body was elected for 1964–69 years. Chakkiri Ahmed Kutti was the president and the other members are as follows: Wards. Panchayat currently comprises 23 wards: Education. The people in panchayat majorly  focused in religional education along with general education. Several persons worked for the education here. The most prominent among them were Chakkiri Ahmed Kutti. History of education. Until 1958, there were only 13 LP schools with 5th standard and one higher elementary school with 8th standard in the panchayat. The first Kerala government led by E. M. S. Namboodiripad granted a high school to Vengara in 1958. Due to the lack of suitable space to build a school in Vengara this school was set up in Neduparamba in Orakam Panchayath. This school is still known as Vengara school. Educational institutions . There are six LP schools, four UP schools, one Higher Secondary School and one Vocational Higher Secondary School in Vengara Panchayath. Out of these, one LP school, two UP schools and one vocational higher secondary school are in the government sector. The rest are under private management. There are also some unaided schools and a few parallel colleges situated in here. Schools. There are several schools in this panchayat including. Hospitals. There are several hospitals nestles in Vengara panchayat in both public and private sector Transportation. In the past, the main means of transport were the oxen and the boat . Now, the Malappuram Parappanangadi road runs through the town of Vengara. NH-17 passes through the boundary of Vengara Panchayat.