title: Palchuram
text: # Palchuram
  
  11°50′08″N 75°51′26″E﻿ / ﻿11.835502°N 75.857202°E﻿ / 11.835502; 75.857202
  
  Palchuram or The Milky Mountain Road is mountain village and hairpin road near Mananthavady town in Wayanad district of Kerala state in India.
  
  ## 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
  