Payyoli
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Payyoli | |
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Municipality | |
 Payyoli village | |
  Payyoli Location in Kerala, India  Payyoli Payyoli (India) | |
| Coordinates:11°32′0″N75°40′0″E/ 11.53333°N 75.66667°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.34 km2(8.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 49,470 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2(5,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| PIN | 673522 |
| Telephone code | 0496 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-56 |
| Nearest city | Kozhikode |
| Lok Sabhaconstituency | Vatakara |
Payyoliis a municipality town on theMalabar CoastofKozhikode districtin the South Indian state ofKerala.Payyoli is famous for being the hometown of athletePT Usha,who is nicknamed as the Payyoli Express. It is a town in Quilandy Taluk,KozhikodeDistrict.
Transportation
[edit]- Nearest airport:Calicut International AirportandKannur International Airport
- Nearest railway station: Payyoli
- Nearest bus stand: Payyoli
- Nearest police station: Payyoli
- Nearest Govt. School: GVHSS Payyoli
- Nearest Fire Station:Vadakara
Payyoli is situated besides the national highway (NH66) between Koyilandy andVatakara.
Attractions
[edit]- Kunhali Marakkar museum, at Iringal, about 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) away from Payyoli
- Hochimin City Thurasserikkadav
- Thikkodi drive in beach
- Thuraserikkadavu (island/thuruth)
- Velliyam kallu (a rock in sea)
- Iringal craft village (iringal)
- Shikkara boat service purakkad (Akalapuzha river)
- Kadalur light house (nandhi)
- Kovvapuram chira (fishing spot)
- Perumal puram Siva temple
- Akalappuzha backwater view point
- Afrah Juma Masjid
- Kizhur Shiva kshethram[2]
- Ayanikkad Juma Masjid
- Kottakkal Juma Masjid
- Kolavi palam beach & Turtle Cage
- Charichal Palli Makham (Payyoli Angadi)
- Payyoli Sreekurumba Bhagavati Temple
- Muthasshikkavu temple (Thurasserikkadavu)
- Micro wave view point – 8 km (5.0 mi) from payyoli (iringath)
- Mini Goa - Beach near Kolavipalam beach
- Parapalli beach
Temples
[edit]- Kizhur Maha Shiva kshethram
- Sree Iringal Kottayil Temple
- Sreekurumba Bhagavati Temple
- Payyoli Sree Mahavishnu Temple
- Sree Kurumba Temple
- Muthassikkavu temple ( Thurasserikkadavu)
- Vadakke puthukkot paradevatha temple (Thurasserikkadavu)
- Kunnath temple (kizhur junction )
- Parambil temple (Thachankunn)
- Palliyarkkal temple ( Thachankunn )
- Perumalpuram Shiva temple
- Kizhur ganapathi temple
- Kommath temple ( kizhur )
- Nademmal Badrakali Temple
- Thevar Matam Sandhana Gopala Swami Vishnu Temple
- Chirakkal parambil sree bhagavathi temple
- Valappil Temple
Notable residents
[edit]- OlympianP. T. Usha,Indian runner known as "Payyoli express"[3]
Transportation
[edit]Payyoli connects to other parts of India through NH 66. The nearest airports are atKannurandKozhikode.The nearest railway station is at Payyoli. The northern stretch of National Highway 66 connects connects toMangalore,GoaandMumbaiand the southern stretch toCochinandTrivandrum.
See also
[edit]- Nadapuram
- Thottilpalam
- Perambra
- Madappally
- Villiappally
- Memunda
- Iringal
- Mahe, Pondicherry
- Thikkodi
- Orkkatteri
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toPayyoli.
- ^"Kudumbashree | City Profile in PMAY - Payyoli".
- ^"Under Construction".Archived fromthe originalon 17 December 2014.Retrieved15 July2022.
- ^Iype, George."rediff.com Olympics Special: P T Usha, India's golden girl".rediff.com.Retrieved1 March2011.
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