# Vengara, Malappuram (Kerala) – Town Population & History

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Town · Malappuram, Kerala 

# Vengara

Vengara is a town in Tirurangadi sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala (census town). The 2011 Census counted **48,600 people** in 8,506 households. Literacy was 93.4%.

- 48,600people (2011)
- 8,506households
- 93.4%literacy
- 1,141females per 1,000 males

## Population of Vengara

■ Vengara · ■ Malappuram urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.4%**

**94.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1141**

**1101

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**966

Working population ****20.6%**

**24.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Vengara

Of every 100 households in Vengara in 2011, 96 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Vengara · ■ Malappuram urban average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**1%

Tap water ****7%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**85%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**76%

Use banking services ****67%**

**67%

Television ****59%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**9%

None of these assets ****3%**

**3%

Own their home ****92%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Vengara work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 6,989 (70%) · **■** Household industry 152 (2%) · **■** Farming 835 (8%) · **■** Marginal 2,044 (20%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Vengara in numbers and road distances

- Density2,605 per km²
- Annual rainfall1,568 mm
- Temperature range29 °C to 36 °C

### Road distances

- Thiruvananthapuram (state capital)350 km by road
- Malappuram (district HQ)16 km by road
- Malappuram (city of 1 lakh+)16 km by road
- Kozhikode (city of 5 lakh+)40 km by road
- Parappanangadi (railway station)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Vengara

### Civic services

- Pucca roads65 km
- DrainageOpen and closed drains
- Flush toilets6,300
- Water storage100 kl
- Electricity — homes7,500
- Electricity — industry10

### Hospitals

- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 11 beds · 2 doctors
- ●Dispensaries1 · 30 beds · 5 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools1 govt · 3 private
- ●Senior secondary schools1 govt · 1 private

### Banks

- Nationalised banks7
- Private banks2
- Co-operative banks3

**Main manufactured goods:** rice.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Vengara

- Hospitals3 in Vengara
- Banks12 in Vengara
- ATMs3 in Vengara
- Petrol pumps2 in Vengara
- Shopping malls1 in Vengara
- Schools1 in Vengara
- Colleges and universities3 in Vengara
- Pharmacies3 in Vengara
- Restaurants6 in Vengara
- Dental clinics2 in Vengara

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Vengara?48,600 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vengara in?Malappuram district, Kerala