Boys Town is a small village near
Mananthavady
Mananthavady is a municipality and ''taluk'' in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India.
Etymology
The popular view on the etymology is that the word is derived from "Maane Eytha Vady" (English: "The place where an arrow was shot at the deer"). T ...
in
Wayanad
Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern ...
, Kerala, India. The village is 13 km from
Mananthavady
Mananthavady is a municipality and ''taluk'' in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India.
Etymology
The popular view on the etymology is that the word is derived from "Maane Eytha Vady" (English: "The place where an arrow was shot at the deer"). T ...
.
Scenic beauty
The village attracts many visitors because of the undulating tea plantations in this area. Most of the tourists are day trippers as there are no hotels here. Only one tea-shop is available at the Boys Town Junction.
Tourist attractions
* Herbal Garden
* Nature Care center
* Seri culture center
* Perma culture center
* Gene Park (Indo-Danish Project)
Transportation
Boys town can be accessed from Mananthavady town. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to Kannur and Thalassery. The Thamarassery mountain road connects Calicut with Kalpetta. The Kuttiady mountain road connects Vatakara with Kalpetta and Mananthavady. The Palchuram mountain road connects Kannur and Iritty with Mananthavady. The road from Nilambur to Ooty is also connected to Wayanad through the village of Meppadi.
The nearest railway station is at vadakara and the nearest airports are
Kannur International Airport
Kannur International Airport is an airport serving the North Malabar region of Kerala, Kodagu and Mysore districts of Karnataka and Mahé district of Puducherry in India. It is located east of Kannur, and east of Thalassery, near the municip ...
- 58 km,
Kozhikode International Airport
Calicut International Airport , also known as Kozhikode Airport or Karipur Airport, is an international airport located in Karipur, Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It serves the Malabar region of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad and Palak ...
-120 km and
Bengaluru International Airport
Kempegowda International Airport is an international airport serving Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, India. Spread over , it is located about north of the city near the suburb of Devanahalli. It is owned and operated by Bengaluru Inter ...
-290 km.
Image gallery
File:Palchuram-roadside view.jpg, The Hairpin Road
File:Palchuram curves scenes.jpg, A view of Palchuram
File:Mananathavady 57.jpg, Palchuram
File:Entereing Kelakam Police statoin limit-board at Palchuram.jpg, End of the road
See also
*
Thavinjal
*
Thalappuzha
*
Palchuram
Palchuram or ''The Milky Mountain Road'' is mountain village and hairpin road near Mananthavady town in Wayanad district of Kerala state in India.
Location
Palchuram is located west of Mananthavady town, adjacent to the Boys Town village. ...
References
External links
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{{Wayanad district
Mananthavady Area
Villages in Wayanad district