Payyoli

Payyoli
/Melady
Municipality

Payyoli village

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 11°32′0″N 75°40′0″E / 11.53333°N 75.66667°E / 11.53333; 75.66667Coordinates: 11°32′0″N 75°40′0″E / 11.53333°N 75.66667°E / 11.53333; 75.66667
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 673522
Telephone code 0496
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL-56, KL-18
Nearest city Calicut
Lok Sabha constituency Vatakara

Payyoli is a Municipality town on the Malabar Coast of Kozhikode district in the South Indian state of Kerala. It is town in between Koyilandy and Vatakara in Kozhikode District.

Transportation

Payyoli is situated besides the national highway(NH17)between Koyilandy and Vatakara. It passes through West Hill, Elathur, Vengalam overbridge, Chemencheri, Koyilandy, Moodadi Toll Booth and Nandi overbridge.

Attractions

Kolavi palam beach

Payyoli Railway Gate

Kolavi Palam Beach at Payyoli is yet another beautiful stretch of golden sands, with shallow waters, that border Velliyamkallu. The sea, here, is ideal for swimming. During November - December, hordes of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles come in to lay eggs. There is a nature conservation centre, ‘Theeram’, started by the fishermen to save these turtles. Nearest railway station: Payyoli Railway Station, Nearest airport: Calicut International Airport, about 64 km

Latitude:11.523088, Longitude: 75.617409

Notable residents

Transportation

Payyoli connects to other parts of India through NH 17. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Payyoli. The national highway no.66 passes through Payyoli and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum.

Suburbs of Payyoli

See also

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  2. ↑ Iype, George. "rediff.com Olympics Special: P T Usha, India's golden girl". rediff.com. Retrieved 1 March 2011.


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