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Payam, Kerala

Coordinates: 11°58′35″N 75°42′03″E / 11.9765°N 75.7008°E / 11.9765; 75.7008
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Payam
village
Payam is located in Kerala
Payam
Payam
Location in Kerala, India
Payam is located in India
Payam
Payam
Payam (India)
Coordinates: 11°58′35″N 75°42′03″E / 11.9765°N 75.7008°E / 11.9765; 75.7008
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
TalukIritty
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyPayam Grama Panchayat
Area
 • Total19.02 km2 (7.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,429
 • Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670704
Telephone code+91 490
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL-78

Payam is a village and Grama Panchayat in Iritty taluk of Kannur district in Indian state of Kerala.[1][2]

Demographics

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. ^ "DE Status".
  3. ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 166,167. Retrieved 14 July 2020.