Payyoli

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
Payyoli is situated besides the national highway (NH66) between Koyilandy and Vatakara.
 * 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

Attractions

 * Kunhali Marakkar museum, at Iringal, about 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
 * 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 – 8 km 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 northern stretch of National Highway 66 connects connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai and the southern stretch to Cochin and Trivandrum.