Payam is a village and Grama Panchayat in Iritty taluk of Kannur district in Indian state of Kerala.[1][2]
Payam | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Payam Location in Kerala, India  Payam Payam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°58′35″N 75°42′03″E / 11.9765°N 75.7008°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluk | Iritty |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Payam Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.02 km2 (7.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,429 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670704 |
| Telephone code | +91 490 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-78 |
Demographics edit
As of 2011 Census, Payam village had a population of 15,429 with 7,425 males and 8,004 females. Payam village has an area of 19.02 km2 (7.34 sq mi) with 3,667 families residing in it. In Payam, 9.9% of the population was under 6 years of age. Payam had overall literacy of 94.9% where male literacy stands at 97.4% and female literacy was 92.7%. Payam Grama Panchayat consists of two revenue villages like Payam and Vilamana.[3]
Transportation edit
National Highway 66 passes through Thalassery town which connects Goa and Mumbai in the northern side and Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram on the southern side. Thalassery-Coorg interstate highway (SH-30) passes through Payam provides access to cities and towns of neighbouring Karnataka state. The nearest railway station is Thalassery in Shoranur-Mangalore Section under southern railway. The nearest airport is Kannur International Airport of about 23 km away.
References edit
- ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ^ "DE Status".
- ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 166,167. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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