Padiyotchal Explained

Padiyotchal
Native Name Lang:ml
Other Name:Padiyottuchal
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:12.2528°N 75.3356°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kannur
Government Type:Panchayat
Governing Body:Peringome - Vayakkara Grama panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Iso Code:IN-KL

Padiyotchal is a small town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.

Location

It is 4.5 km from Cherupuzha, 26 kilometers east of the town of Payyanur, and about 65 kilometers north-east of the city of Kannur.

Transportation

The national highway passes through Perumba junction. Goa 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 of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Payyanur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.