Payyoli Municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality/city/suburb/town | |
)  Payyoli Location in Kerala, India ) Payyoli Payyoli (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°32′0″N 75°40′0″E / 11.53333°N 75.66667°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Population (2011)Census 2011 Official source | |
| • Total | 4,947O |
| 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 Sabha constituency | Vatakara |
Payyoli is a Municipality town on the Malabar Coast of Kozhikode district in the South Indian state of Kerala. Payyoli is famous for being the hometown of athlete PT Usha, who is nicknamed as the Payyoli Express. It is a town in Quilandy Taluk, Kozhikode District.
Transportation
- Nearest airport: Calicut International Airport, Karipur and Kannur International Airport
- Nearest railway station: Payyoli
- Nearest bus stand: Payyoli
- Nearest police station: Payyoli
- Nearest Govt. School: GVHSS Payyoli
- Nearest Fire Station:Koyilandy
Payyoli is situated besides the national highway (NH66) between Kozhikode and Vatakara.
Attractions
- Kunhali Marakkar museum, at Iringal, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away from Payyoli
- Akalappuzha backwater view point
- Afrah Juma Masjid
- Kizhur Shiva kshethram[1]
- velliyam kallu :
- Craft Village Iringal
- Thikkodi Driving Beach
- Ayanikkad Juma Masjid
- Thuraserikkadavu (Island)
- Kottakkal Juma Masjid
- Kolavi palam beach & Turtle Cage
- Kadalur Light House
- Charichal Palli Makham (Payyoli Angadi)
- Payyoli Sreekurumba Bhagavati Temple
Temples
- Kizhur Shiva kshethram
- Sreekurumba Bhagavati Temple
- Payyoli Sree Mahavishnu Temple
- Sree Kurumba Temple
- Nademmal Badrakali Temple
- Thevar Matam Sandhana Gopala Swami Vishnu Temple
- Chirakkal parambil sree bhagavathi temple
- Valappil Temple
Kolavi palam beach
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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' (Turtle Cage), 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]
Transportation
Payyoli connects to other parts of India through NH 66. 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 Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum.
Suburbs of Payyoli
- Thurayur, thikkodi, Kizhur,Ayanikkad, Maniyur
- Pisharkavu, Anakkulam and Palakkulam
- Moodadi, Nandibazar and Palur
Major events
- Kizhoor ( Kilur ) Shiva temple festival - December second second week every year
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.