Pilathara


Pilathara is a town near Payyannur in the Kannur district of Kerala, India.
This region is noted for its cultural, traditional and religious characteristics. The Pariyaram Academy of Medical Sciences is within 5 km distance of Pilathara. Payangadi and Mathamangalam are located south and north of Pilathara respectively. It comes under Kannur thaluk and Cheruthazham village. Kannur Airport is the nearest airport. The nearby railway station is at Payangadi, just 6 km away from Pilathara.

Educational Organizations

Academy of English for Spoken English

Samskriti Sahajeevan Heritage Museum

Samskriti-Sahajeevanam Heritage museum-Palamruthillam is a traditional Bungalow of the Brahmans built according to the architectural style of Kerala. The conventional residence of 4900 sq.feet two storey structure has extensive wooden carvings. Every nook and corner of this Illam is blessed with the minute carvings of different features. Almost 40 wooden frames and doors are showing the unique richness of this Illam. The Illam is owned and maintained by Samskrti, Pariyaram which is an institute of Cultural Research and action under Jesuit - run Socio- Cultural Centre.

Villages of Pilathara

Ezhome,Cheruthazham, Edat, Kamdamkulangara, Kunhimangalam, Perumba,Mathamangalam Ezhilode, Kadannappally and Pariyaram.

Pariyaram

Pariyaram is a small town on National Highway 17 between Taliparamba and Payyannur in Kerala state of South India.
The Pariyaram Medical College is located at Pariyaram.
To reach pariyaram one can get private or KSRTC bus from the kannur bus stand. it will take approximately 45 minutes to reach pariyaram from kannur.

Places of worship

The national highway passes through Pilathara junction. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road from Taliparamba to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Payyanur on Mangalore-Palakkad line.
Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.