About Payam Village

Payam is one of the larger villages in Thalassery tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,429, made up of 7,425 males and 8,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1902 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Payam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Payam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Thalassery
Pincode	670704
Area (hectares)	1902 hectares
Population	15,429
Male Population	7,425
Female Population	8,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,078
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Payam compares

By the 2011 count Payam is the 13th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents. Its 1902 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Payam

Payam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Payam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Payam from other places

Payam lies about 40 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Thalassery, about 34 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 Payam
Nearest town	Mattanur	15 km
Nearest railway station	Thalassery	34 km
District headquarters	Kannur	40 km

Villages closest to Payam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thalassery 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 Payam

As per the Census of India 2011, Payam village had a population of 15,429. That makes it the 13th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents.

Payam village has 7,425 males and 8,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Payam has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Payam is 670704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Payam covers 1902 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Payam falls under Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Payam is Thalassery, about 34 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 village for Payam.

Payam is about 40 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Payam is in Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district. Mattanur is about 15 km away. Thalassery is about 34 km away. Kannur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.