Palchuram or ''The Milky Mountain Road'' is mountain village and hairpin road 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 ...

town in

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state in India.

Location

Palchuram is located west of Mananthavady town, adjacent to the Boys Town village. There is a spiral hairpin road here going all the way down to

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in Kannur district.

Post office

There is a post office at Ambayathode and the pin code is 674651

Education

* St George LP School, Ambayathode, Kottiyoor * St George UP School, Ambayathode, Kottiyoor * IJMHS Kottiyoor

Tourist attraction

The Palchuram Hairpin Bends attract many tourists for the photographic options it offers. There are a few temples and churches in the area. Palchuram Falls is a four-step waterfall with a height of . It is from Boys Town junction. The footpath to the falls is quiet dangerous and tiring.

Image gallery

File:Yacobite Church, Periya.jpg, Yacobite Church, Periya File:Periya Highschool.jpg, Periya Highschool File:Periya Old Srambia.jpg, Old Srambia at Periya File:Thazhe Periya.jpg, Thazhe Periya File:Town Mosque, Periya.jpg, Sunni mosque in Periya town File:Palchuram-roadside view.jpg, The roadwork at Palchuram File:Palchuram curves scenes.jpg, The road down to Kuthuparamba File:Entereing Kelakam Police statoin limit-board at Palchuram.jpg, End of the road

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