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 Government Medical College, Kannur aka Pariyaram Medical College is just 4 km away from Pilathara. Pazhayangadi and Mathamangalam are located south and north of Pilathara respectively. It comes under Payyanur taluk and Cheruthazham village. Kannur International Airport is the nearest airport of about 50 km away. The nearby railway station is at Pazhayangadi, just 8 km away from Pilathara town. 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  , 66 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. Transportation. The national highway-66 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. Other major roads are Pilathara-Pazhayangadi-Valapattanam Road and Mathamangalam-Pilathara Road. The town has one bus terminal- Pilathara Bus Stand. The nearest railway stations are  Payyanur and Pazhayangadi 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.