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 ...

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, Kerala, India. The village is 13 km from

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

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- 58 km,

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-120 km and

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-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

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