11°50′08″N 75°51′26″E / 11.835502°N 75.857202°E
Palchuram or The Milky Mountain Road is mountain village and hairpin road near Mananthavady town in Wayanad district of Kerala state in India.
Location edit
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 edit
There is a post office at Ambayathode and the pin code is 674651
Education edit
- St George LP School, Ambayathode, Kottiyoor
- St George UP School, Ambayathode, Kottiyoor
- IJMHS Kottiyoor
Tourist attraction edit
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 edit
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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
