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 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 away from Payyoli
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 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 – 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 Chirakkal parambil sree bhagavathi temple Valappil Temple
Notable residents
Olympian P. T. Usha, Indian runner known as "Payyoli express"
Transportation
Payyoli connects to other parts of India through NH 66. 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 Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum.