Payyavoor
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Payyavoor | |
|---|---|
village | |
 Kanjirakkolli, Payyavoor | |
  Payyavoor Location in Kerala, India  Payyavoor Payyavoor (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°03′22″N 75°34′55″E / 12.056050°N 75.581990°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati Raj (India) |
| • Body | Payyavoor Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.34 km2 (26.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 22,998 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670633 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-59 |
| Nearest city | Kannur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Irikkur |
Payyavoor is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It's the headquarters of Payyavoor Grama Panchayat.[2]
Oottu Festival at Shiva Temple
The Oottufestival at the temple of Lord Shiva is the unique celebration of the village. It is celebrated from 1 to 12 of Kumbam, the 7th month as per the Malayalam Calendar, every year. People, irrespective of caste and religion, come to celebrate this festival. People from Kodagu district (Karnataka) also come for the festival with offerings.[3]
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census, Payyavoor had a population of 22,998 with 11,373 males and 11,625 females.[4]
Transportation
The National Highway (NH 66) is accessible through Taliparamba town of about 30 km (19 mi) away. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.
Kerala Hill Highway (SH 59) passes through Payyavoor town which connects nearby towns like Chemperi, Ulikkal, Iritty, Naduvil, Karuvanchal, Alakode etc.[5] Kerala state highway (SH 36) passes through Sreekandapuram town of 10 km (6.2 mi) west from here.
References
- ^ "കണ്ണൂര് ജില്ലയിലെ ഗ്രാമ പഞ്ചായത്തുകളുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങള് | Deparyment of Panchayats".
- ^ "DE Status".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Census of India: Search Details".
- ^ "Hill Highway in Kerala; DPR ready for just 79 kms". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 13 September 2016.