Kanhangad or Kanjangad is a major town and a municipality in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India. It is 28 km from the district headquarters of Kasaragod town. Some parts of Kanhangad town is called Ajanur. But Ajanur is only a bureaucratic nicety. Some parts of Kanhangad town is put under an administrative unit called Ajanur Panchayath. The suburb continues to be part and parcel of Kanhangad town. Kanhangad is on National Highway 66 (formerly NH 17) between Kannur and Kasaragod. Kanhngad is well connected to Kannur, Kozhikode, Trivandrum, Kasaragod and Mangaluru through Rail and Road. SH 57 connects Kanhangad to Kasaragod via Bekal Fort and Chandragiri. Kanhangad is well connected to Coorg via Panathur. SH 56 is the major road which connects Kanhangad and Panathur. Many Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and private buses connect Kanhangad with places like Kasaragod, Kannur, Payyannur,Nileshwaram, Panathur, Konnakkad, Cherupuzha, Bantadukka etc. Kanhangad railway station is the one of the major railway station in the Manguluru- Shornur railway line under category A. Most of the train has a stoppage at Kanhangad. The proposed railway line between Kanhangad and Kaniyur is under review. Bajpe International Airport, Manguluru is the nearest airport and is 94 km from Kanhangad via NH66. Now a 26.67 km road from Kanhangad to Kasaragod is under progress under the KSTP (Kerala State Transport Project) which makes the travel much easier and comfortable between the two major cities.