Kanhangad is a town located in the Kasargod district of Kerala state in South India. It is 12km from the district headquarters of Kasargod.

Hosdurg or (Puthiya Kotta), half a kilometre south of the town center Kottachery , hosts the Municipal office, other administrative offices, police station, court and the government hospital.

Institutions for higher education include Nehru Arts & Science College, Agricultural College and Swamy Nithyananda Polytechnic.

Tourist Attractions

Anandasram (5 km from Kanhangad) is an internationally renowned spiritual center founded by Swami Ramdas in 1939. It offers a quiet, peaceful ambience best suited for meditation and spiritual studies.

Hosdurg Fort (half a kilometre south of Kanhangad) is renowned for its chain of forts built by Somashekara Nayak of the Ikkeri dynasty.

Nithyanandashram is a spiritual center near Hosdurg Fort. Karpooreshwara Temple , built there in 1963, was constucted after the style and design of the famous Somnatha Temple in Gujarat. A full size statue of Swami Nityananda in sitting posture made of pancha-loha is one of the attractions of the asramam .

The 300-year old Bekal Fort, which is one of the largest and best preserved forts in Kerala lies 10 km north of Kanhangad. With its admirable beaches, it has become the focal point for the development of tourism in north Kerala.