Payyavoor

Payyavoor
village
Kanjirakkolli, Payyavoor
Coordinates: 12°03′22″N 75°34′55″E / 12.056050°N 75.581990°E / 12.056050; 75.581990Coordinates: 12°03′22″N 75°34′55″E / 12.056050°N 75.581990°E / 12.056050; 75.581990
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Population (2001)
• Total	22,998
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	670633
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Nearest city	Kannur
Lok Sabha constituency	Kannur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Irikkur

Payyavoor is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.

The Festival in the Temple of Lord Siva here is very famous which is celebrated from 1 to 12 Kumbham . There is a Knanaya Catholic Church in the town named St. Anne's Church.

There are some establishments like Panchayat Office, Village Office, Police Station, Hospitals, Schools at this place. There is a mosque also the presence of which signifies the harmonious co-existence of the people. People of Hindu, Christian and Muslim religions live here in utmost communal harmony. Almost all the basic facilities are here and the people depend Sreekandapuram or Iritty for their further needs.

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 Mangalore and Calicut.

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. The Festival starts on February 12 (Makaram 30) and ends on February 24 (Kumbham 12). The Festival is considered as 'Sangamma' of the people from Kodagu and Kerala. Before the commencement of the festival devotees from Kodagu arrive at the temple with their cattle and offerings of rice that is used 'Prasada oota' for festival time. A variety of legends exist on the beginnings of this festival.