Payyampally is a village in

Wayanad district 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 ...

in the state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, India.

Demographics

India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Payyampally had a population of 12391 with 6276 males and 6115 females. 'Kuruva Island' the well known tourist place is situated in Payyampally. St Catherine's HSS, Govt. Higher Secondary School Arattuthara, Mary Matha Arts & Science College and St. Patrick's English Medium School are the main Educational institutions near Payyampally. The well known temple ' Valliyoor Kavu' is just 2 km away also Koodalkadavu the joining point of Mananthavady river and Panamaram river is at Payyampally. The first migration in Wayanad is said to be took place at Payyampally in the years 1929-30 by Late. Mr. Devassya Kudakkachira. Tribes of Wayanad like Kurichiya, Pulaya, Adiya, Paniya and Kuruma are the majority population of Payyampally Village, In these Kurichiyas were the 'Army of Pazhassi Raja' against British.

Transportation

Payyampally can be accessed from Mananthavady or Kalpetta. 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 Mysore and the nearest airports are

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,

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, and

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.

References

Villages in Wayanad district Mananthavady Area {{Wayanad-geo-stub

Demographics

Transportation

See also

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