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Payyoli is a municipality town on the
Malabar Coast The Malabar Coast is the southwestern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Geographically, it comprises the wettest regions of southern India, as the Western Ghats intercept the moisture-laden monsoon rains, especially on their westward-facing m ...
of
Kozhikode district Kozhikode (), or Calicut district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its Southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 67.15% urbanised. ...
in the South Indian 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 ...
. Payyoli is famous for being the hometown of athlete
PT Usha Pilavullakandi Thekkeraparambil Usha (born 27 June 1964) is a retired Indian track and field athlete. She was born in Kuthali, Kozhikode, Kerala. She has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979. She has won 4 Asian gold medals and 7 S ...
, who is nicknamed as the Payyoli Express. It is a town in Quilandy Taluk,
Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...
District.


Transportation

* Nearest airport:
Calicut 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 ...
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 ...
* Nearest railway station: Payyoli * Nearest bus stand: Payyoli * Nearest police station: Payyoli * Nearest Govt. School: GVHSS Payyoli *Nearest Fire Station:Vadakara Payyoli is situated besides the national highway (NH66) between Koyilandy and
Vatakara Vatakara, also spelled Vadakara (formerly Badagara), , french: Bargaret, is a Municipality in the state of Kerala, India. Vatakara is located between Kannur and Kozhikode. The municipality of Vatakara covers an area of and is bordered by Ma ...
.


Attractions

* Kunhali Marakkar museum, at Iringal, about away from Payyoli * Thikkodi driving beach * Thuraserikkadavu (island/thuruth) * Velliyam kallu (a rock in river) * Hochimin city ( Thurasserikkadavu) * Iringal craft village (iringal) * Shikkara boat service purakkad (Akalapuzha river) * Kadalur light house (nandhi) * Kovvapuram chira (fishing spot) * Thurasserikkadavu Palam * Perumal puram Siva temple * Akalappuzha backwater view point * Afrah Juma Masjid * Kizhur Shiva kshethram * Ayanikkad Juma Masjid * Kottakkal Juma Masjid * Kolavi palam beach & Turtle Cage * Charichal Palli Makham (Payyoli Angadi) * Payyoli Sreekurumba Bhagavati Temple * Muthasshikkavu temple (Thurasserikkadavu) * Micro wave view point – from payyoli (iringath)


Temples

* Kizhur Maha Shiva kshethram * Sree Iringal Kottayil Temple * Sreekurumba Bhagavati Temple * Payyoli Sree Mahavishnu Temple * Sree Kurumba Temple * Muthassikkavu temple ( Thurasserikkadavu) * Vadakke puthukkot paradevatha temple (Thurasserikkadavu) * Kunnath temple (kizhur junction ) * Parambil temple (Thachankunn) * Palliyarkkal temple ( Thachankunn ) * Perumalpuram temple * Kizhur ganapathi temple * Kommath temple ( kizhur ) * Nademmal Badrakali Temple * Thevar Matam Sandhana Gopala Swami Vishnu Temple * Chirakkal parambil sree bhagavathi temple * Valappil Temple


Notable residents

* Olympian P. T. Usha, Indian runner known as "Payyoli express"


Transportation

Payyoli connects to other parts of India through NH 66. The nearest airports are at
Kannur Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
and
Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...
. The nearest railway station is at Payyoli. The national highway no.66 passes through Payyoli and the northern stretch connects to
Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...
,
Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
and
Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
. The southern stretch connects to
Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
and
Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
.


See also

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Nadapuram Nadapuram is a census town and a special grade Panchayath located in Kozhikode District of Kerala, coming under Nadapuram assembly constituency. It is in North Malabar region of Kerala, India; spread over an area of 20.44 km2 Awards Nadapuram ...
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Thottilpalam Thottilpalam is the second major town (after kuttiady) in north east of Kozhikode district, Kerala.State Highway 54 to Wayanadu district passes through this town. It is 29 km from Vatakara and 5 km from kuttiady. Thottilpalam is t ...
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Perambra Perambra is a major town in Koyilandy taluk of Kozhikode district in North Malabar region of Kerala state, India. It is one of the 140 assembly constituencies in Kerala, and one of the 12 block Panchayats in Kozhikode district. Perambra lies al ...
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Madappally Changanassery or Changanacherry is a municipal town in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. History The first recorded history on the origin of Changanacherry is obtained from Sangam period literature. According to Sangam era d ...
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Villiappally Villiappally is a census town in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala. Villiappally is the headquarters of Villiappally Panchayath, which contains two villages, Memunda and Villiappally. There is a Vocational Higher Secondary School i ...
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Memunda Memunda is a small village near Vatakara town in Kozhikode district of Kerala, south India. History The Story of Thcholi Othenan is related to Memunda. Many exploits of Tacholi Othenan, the hero of the ballads of north malabar (Vadakkan Pattuka ...
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Iringal Iringal is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. History The famous son of Iringal, Kunjali Marakkar, went on to become the trusted admiral and commanded the Zamorins fleet and thwarted the efforts of Portuguese ves ...
* Mahe, Pondicherry *
Thikkodi Thikkodi is a small village near Koyilandy in Kozhikode district of Kerala state, south India. Thikkodi is famous for a coconut nursery, which is 100 years old. The nearest city is Kozhikode, which is 35 km from this village. One can see r ...
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Orkkatteri Orkkatteri is a small town in Kozhikode district in the North Malabar region of state of Kerala, India. This is the center town for Eramala grama panchayath. Economy There is a strong agrarian sector, and the crops are mainly coconuts and arec ...


External links

Koyilandy area {{Kozhikode-geo-stub