Payyoli
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Payyoli
/Melady Municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality Town | |
 Payyoli village | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673522 |
| Telephone code | 0496 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-56, KL-18 |
| Nearest city | Calicut |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vatakara |
Payyoli is a Municipality town on the Malabar Coast of Kozhikode district in the South Indian state of Kerala. It is town in between Koyilandy and Vatakara in Kozhikode District.
Transportation
- Nearest city: [Kozhikkode]
- Nearest airport: Calicut International Airport, Karipur
- Nearest railway station: Payyoli
- Nearest bus stand: Payyoli
- Nearest police station: Payyoli
- Nearest Govt. School: GVHSS Payyoli
Payyoli is situated besides the national highway(NH17)between Koyilandy and Vatakara. It passes through West Hill, Elathur, Vengalam overbridge, Chemencheri, Koyilandy, Moodadi Toll Booth and Nandi overbridge.
Attractions
- Kunhali Marakkar museum, at Iringal, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away from Payyoli[citation needed]
- Kizhur Shiva shathram[1]
- velliyam kallu :
- Craft Village Iringal
- Kalleth Driving Beach (Thikkodi)
- Ayanikkad Juma Masjid
- Thuraserikkadavu (Island)
- Kottakkal Juma Masjid
- IPC English School (CBSE affiliated to Delhi)
- Kolavi palam beach
- Kadalur Light House
Kolavi palam beach
Kolavi Palam Beach at Payyoli is yet another beautiful stretch of golden sands, with shallow waters, that border Velliyamkallu. The sea, here, is ideal for swimming. During November - December, hordes of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles come in to lay eggs. There is a nature conservation centre, ‘Theeram’, started by the fishermen to save these turtles. Nearest railway station: Payyoli Railway Station, Nearest airport: Calicut International Airport, about 64 km
Latitude:11.523088, Longitude: 75.617409
Notable residents
- Olympian P. T. Usha, Indian runner known as "Payyoli express"[2]
- Dr P.K Venugopalan MD Ayuvedic Medical Science
Transportation
Payyoli connects to other parts of India through NH 17. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Payyoli. The national highway no.66 passes through Payyoli and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum.
Suburbs of Payyoli
- Poyilkavu, Chengottukavu and Arangedath
- Pisharkavu, Anakkulam and Palakkulam
- Moodadi, Nandibazar and Palur
See also
- Nadapuram
- Thottilpalam
- Perambra
- Madappally
- Villiappally
- Memunda
- Iringal
- Mahe, Pondicherry
- Thikkodi
- Orkkatteri
External links
- ^ http://www.kizhurshivatemple.in
- ^ Iype, George. "rediff.com Olympics Special: P T Usha, India's golden girl". rediff.com. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
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