Palchuram

The Palchuram or 'Milky Way'

Welcome to Wayanad

Palchuram or The Milky Mountain Road is mountain village and hairpin road near Mananthavady town in Wayanad district of Kerala state in India. Coordinates: 11°50′08″N 75°51′26″E / 11.835502°N 75.857202°E / 11.835502; 75.857202

Location

Palchuram is located 22 km west of Mananthavady town adjascent to the Boys Town village. There is a spiral hairpin road here going all the way down to Kottiyoor in Kannur district.^[1][2]

Post office

There is a post office at Palchuram and it is called Periya Post office. The pincode is 670644.^[3]

Education

• Government Highschool, Malur
• Shivapuram Highschool, Malur
• Kanhileri School, Mattanur
• Panambatta School, Malur

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Tourist attraction

The Palchuram Hairpin Bends attract many tourists for the photo options it offers. There are a few temples and churches in the area. Palchuram Falls is a four step waterfall with a height of 300 metres. It is two kilometres from Boys Town junction. The footpath to the falls is quiet dangerous and tiresome. ^[5][6]

Image gallery

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  Yacobite Church, Periya

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  Periya Highschool

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  Old Srambia at Periya

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  Thazhe Periya

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  Sunni mosque in Periya town

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  The roadwork at Palchuram

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  The road down to Kuthuparamba

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  End of the road

See also

• Boys Town
• Thavinchal
• Thalappuzha
• Mananthavady

References