Payyampally

Payyampally
town
Oorpally, Payyampally
Payyampally Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Payyampally Payyampally (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°48′40″N76°3′20″E / 11.81111°N 76.05556°E / 11.81111; 76.05556
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Wayanad
Population  (2001)
• Total	12,391
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	670646
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-72
Nearest city	manathavady

Payyampalli Church

Payyampally is a town in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India. ^[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, Payyampally had a population of 12391 with 6276 males and 6115 females. 'Kuruva Island' the well known tourist place is situated in Payyampally. St Catherine's HSS, Govt. Higher Secondary School Arattuthara, Mary Matha Arts & Science College and St. Patrick's English Medium School are the main Educational institutions near Payyampally. The well known temple 'Valliyoor Kavu' is just 2 km away also 'Koodalkadavu' the joining point of Mananthavady river and Panamaram river is at Payyampally. The first migration in Wayanad is said to be took place at Payyampally in the years 1929-30 by Late. Mr. Devassya Kudakkachira. Tribes of Wayanad like Kurichiya, Pulaya, Adiya, Paniya and Kuruma are the majority population of Payyampally Village, In these Kurichiyas were the 'Army of Pazhassi Raja' against British. ^[1]

Transportation

Payyampally can be accessed from Mananthavady or Kalpetta. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to Kannur and Thalassery. The Thamarassery mountain road connects Calicut with Kalpetta. The Kuttiady mountain road connects Vatakara with Kalpetta and Mananthavady. The Palchuram mountain road connects Kannur and Iritty with Mananthavady. The road from Nilambur to Ooty is also connected to Wayanad through the village of Meppadi.

The nearest railway station is at Mysore and the nearest airports are Kozhikode International Airport-120 km, Bengaluru International Airport-290 km, and Kannur International Airport, 58 km.

See also

• Mananthavady
• Thondernad
• Vellamunda
• Nalloornad
• Thavinjal
• Vimala Nagar
• Anjukunnu
• Panamaram
• Tharuvana
• Kallody
• Oorpally
• Valat
• Thrissilery

References

1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.