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Pavangad, Kozhikode

Pavangad
Suburb
Coordinates: 11°18′52.82″N 75°45′15.63″E / 11.3146722°N 75.7543417°E / 11.3146722; 75.7543417Coordinates: 11°18′52.82″N 75°45′15.63″E / 11.3146722°N 75.7543417°E / 11.3146722; 75.7543417
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 673021
Telephone code 0495 239

Pavangad is a suburb included in kozhikode corporation in the Kozhikode district of Kerala,India. It is located about 6.5 km north of Calicut on the Calicut-Kannur National Highway 17 (India) and is bounded by the Arabian Sea at the west, Canoli Canal at east and Korapuzha River at the north.State Highway 54 (Kerala) starts from Pavangad and ends in Kalpetta. The Puthiyappa Harbour is the beach side of Pavangad. Late Mr. K. T. Muhammed was a resident in pavangad, popularly known as KT, was a Malayalam playwright and screenwriter. He died on March 25, 2008 at Pavangad. Pavangad is a fast-growing residential area towards the northern city limits of Kozhikode. Sneha Residence association is one of the major residential associations in this locality which comprises 237 houses.

Pavangad is well connected with both road and rail networks. There are public and private transports that run in these roads.NH 66(Old NH 17) and SH 54 are the important roads passing through pavangad.National Highway 66 connects Kozhikode to Mumbai via Mangalore, Udupi and Goa to the north and Kochi and Kanyakumari near Thiruvananthapuram to the south along the west coast of India. This highway connects the city with the other important towns like Uppala, Kasaragod, Kanhangad, Kannur, Thalassery, Mahe, Vadakara, Koyilandy, Vengalam, Ramanattukara, Kottakkal, Kuttippuram, Ponnani, (Guruvayoor) Chavakkad, Kodungallur, North Paravur, Edapally and proceed to Kanyakumari.SH 54 is connecting city and Kalpetta. The highway is 99.0 kilometres (61.5 mi) long. The highway passes through Pavangad, Kozhikode, Ulliyeri, Perambra, Poozhithodu, Peruvannamuzhi and Padinjarethara.



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