Payyoli
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Payyoli
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| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Payyoli, Calicut.jpg
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| image_caption = Payyoli village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11|32|0|N|75|40|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name1 = Kerala
| subdivision_name2 = Kozhikode
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| government_type = Municipal Council
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 22.34
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| population_total = 49,470
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://www.kudumbashree.org/sub-district/881048/20 | title=Kudumbashree | City Profile in PMAY - Payyoli }}
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 673522
| area_code = 0496
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| iso_code = IN-KL
| registration_plate = KL-56
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Kozhikode
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| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English
| blank2_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Vatakara
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Payyoli is a municipality town on the Malabar Coast of Kozhikode district in the South Indian state of Kerala. Payyoli is famous for being the hometown of athlete PT Usha, who is nicknamed as the Payyoli Express. It is a town in [[Koyilandy|
Quilandy Taluk]], Kozhikode District.
Transportation
- Nearest airport: Calicut International Airport and Kannur International Airport
- 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.
Attractions
- Kunhali Marakkar museum, at Iringal, about {{convert|6.7|km}} away from Payyoli
- Hochimin City Thurasserikkadav
- Thikkodi drive in beach
- Thuraserikkadavu (island/thuruth)
- Velliyam kallu (a rock in sea)
- Iringal craft village (iringal)
- Shikkara boat service purakkad (Akalapuzha river)
- Kadalur light house (nandhi)
- Kovvapuram chira (fishing spot)
- Perumal puram Siva temple
- Akalappuzha backwater view point
- Afrah Juma Masjid
- Kizhur Shiva kshethram{{Cite web |url=http://www.kizhurshivatemple.in/ |title=Under Construction |access-date=15 July 2022 |archive-date=17 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217150823/http://kizhurshivatemple.in/ |url-status=dead }}
- 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 – {{convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}} from payyoli (iringath)
- Mini Goa - Beach near Kolavipalam beach
- Parapalli beach
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 Shiva temple
- Kizhur ganapathi temple
- Kommath temple ( kizhur )
- Nademmal Badrakali Temple
- Thevar Matam Sandhana Gopala Swami Vishnu Temple
- Valappil Temple
Notable residents
Transportation
See also
External links
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{{North Malabar}}
{{Places of interest in North Malabar}}
{{Municipalities of Kerala}}
{{Kozhikode district}}
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