Padiyoor
Padiyoor (Padiyur) is a small village in Kannur district of Kerala state, south India.
Padiyoor / Padiyur | |
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  Padiyoor / Padiyur Location in Kerala, India  Padiyoor / Padiyur Padiyoor / Padiyur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°58′48″N 75°35′58″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluk | Iritty |
| Government | |
| • Type | Grama Panchayat |
| • Body | Grama Pachayat president and members |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670703 |
| Telephone code | 0460 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-58/59 |
| Nearest city | Iritty |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mattannur |
| Climate | Typical Kerala Climate (Köppen) |
Location
Padiyoor is between the towns of Iritty and Irikkur. Padiyoor main town situated near the reservoir of Pazhassi Dam. It is one of the main town prior to Irikkur from Iritty (SH 40 - Iritty-Talipparamba Highway). Padiyoor Town is the center of all Panchayat activities and the Panchayat Headquarters are situated here. It is situated exactly at 7 km from Iritty and 10 km from Irikkur.
Transportation
The national highway passes through Taliparamba town. 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 kannur and Calicut.
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