Palchuram
Palchuram or The Milky Mountain Road is mountain village and hairpin road near Mananthavady town in Wayanad district of Kerala state in India.
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The Palchuram or 'Milky Way'
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Welcome to Wayanad
Location
Palchuram is located 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Mananthavady town, adjacent to the Boys Town village. There is a spiral hairpin road here going all the way down to Kottiyoor in Kannur district.
Post office
There is a post office at Ambayathode and the pin code is 674651
Education
- St George LP School, Ambayathode, Kottiyoor
- St George UP School, Ambayathode, Kottiyoor
- IJMHS Kottiyoor
Tourist attraction
The Palchuram Hairpin Bends attract many tourists for the photographic options it offers. There are a few temples and churches in the area.
Palchuram Falls is a four-step waterfall with a height of 300 metres (980 ft). It is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Boys Town junction. The footpath to the falls is quiet dangerous and tiring.
Image gallery
- Yacobite Church, Periya
- Periya Highschool
- Old Srambia at Periya
- Thazhe Periya
- Sunni mosque in Periya town
- The roadwork at Palchuram
- The road down to Kuthuparamba
- End of the road
See also
References
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