Mongam

Mongam is a town in Morayur Gram panchayat in Malappuram in Malappuram district of state of Kerala. Mongam AIWA College is the first women's Arabic college in south India.
The name Mongam is derived from the local banana plant business of the village in the past. The town was well known for banana plantation in this period. In the 1980s Mongam was famous for Mahindra Jeep business and the town is still known for jeep business.

Location

Mongam is on the National [Highway 966 |National Highway 966] between Malappuram and Kozhikode cities. This place is famous for selling and buying used luxury cars and commercial vehicles since 1980.

Educational Institutions

Anvarul Islam Women’s Arabic College, Mongam
A.M.U.P. School Mongam
Little India Public School, Mongam
Ummul Qura Higher Secondary School, Mongam
Al Irshad Public School Trippanachi
Transportation

Mongam connects to other parts of India through Kozhikode and Malappuram cities. National highway 966 passes through Mongam and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Coimbatore. State [Highway 28 |State Highway 28] starts from kozhikkode and connects to Ooty, Mysore and Bangalore through Highways. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Feroke. The nearest beach is Parappangadi beach, which is about 22 kilometers away.