About Palyam Village

Palyam is a large village in Pamidi tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,000, made up of 1,550 males and 1,450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2394 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515775, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palyam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Anantapur
Tehsil	Pamidi
Pincode	515775
Area (hectares)	2394 hectares
Population	3,000
Male Population	1,550
Female Population	1,450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palyam compares

By the 2011 count Palyam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,514 residents. Its 2394 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Palyam

Palyam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palyam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palyam from other places

Palyam lies about 30 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Khadarpet, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Palyam
Nearest railway station	Khadarpet	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pamidi	13 km
Nearest town	Uravakonda	24 km
District headquarters	Anantapur	30 km

Villages closest to Palyam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pamidi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Palyam

As per the Census of India 2011, Palyam village had a population of 3,000. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,514 residents.

Palyam village has 1,550 males and 1,450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palyam has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Palyam is 515775. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palyam covers 2394 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palyam falls under Pamidi tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palyam is Khadarpet, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palyam.

Palyam is about 30 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palyam is in Pamidi tehsil of Anantapur district. Khadarpet is about 10 km away. Pamidi is about 13 km away. Uravakonda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.