Payyoli

Payyoli /Melady Municipality
Payyoli village
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	673522
Telephone code	0496
Vehicle registration	KL-56, KL-18
Nearest city	Calicut
Lok Sabha constituency	Vadakara

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 Vadakara in Kozhikode District.

Transportation

• Nearest city: Kozhikode 35 km
• Nearest airport: Calicut International Airport, Karipur
• Nearest railway station: Payyoli
• Nearest bus stand: Payyoli
• Nearest police station: Payyoli
• Nearest Govt. School: GVHSS Payyoli

The road from Kozhikode to Payyoli is called National Highway 17. It passes through West Hill, Elathur, Vengalam overbridge, Chemencheri, Koyilandy, Moodady Toll Booth and Nandi overbridge. The little town of Thikkody comes just before the town of Payyoli.

Attractions

• Kunhali Marakkar museum, at Iringal, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away from Payyoli
• Kizhur Shiva Temple
• velliyam kallu :
• Craft Village Iringal
• Kalleth Driving Beach (Thikkodi)
• Ayanikkad Juma Masjid
• Thuraserikkadavu (Island)
• Kottakkal Juma Masjid
• IPC English School (CBSE affiliated to Delhi)
• Kolavi palam beach
• Kadalur Light House

Kolavi palam beach

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

Lattitude:11.523088, Longitude: 75.617409

Notable residents

• P. T. Usha, Indian runner known as "Payyoli express"
• Thikkodiyan, Malayalam author