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About Payyoli Village

Payyoli is one of the larger villages in Quilandy tehsil, in the district of Kozhikode, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23,576, made up of 11,013 males and 12,563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 971 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 673523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Payyoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Payyoli village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Tehsil Quilandy
Pincode 673523
Area (hectares) 971 hectares
Population 23,576
Male Population 11,013
Female Population 12,563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,141
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Payyoli compares

By the 2011 count Payyoli is the 6th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 17,828 residents. Its 971 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Payyoli

Payyoli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Payyoli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Payyoli from other places

Payyoli lies about 34 km from Kozhikode, and the nearest railway station is Payyoli, about 4.4 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 Payyoli
Nearest town Māniyūr 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Payyoli 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Quilandy 11 km
District headquarters Kozhikode 34 km

Villages closest to Payyoli

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

Common questions about Payyoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Payyoli village had a population of 23,576. That makes it the 6th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,828 residents.

Payyoli village has 11,013 males and 12,563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Payyoli has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Payyoli is 673523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Payyoli covers 971 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Payyoli falls under Quilandy tehsil of Kozhikode district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Payyoli is Payyoli, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Payyoli.

Payyoli is about 34 km from Kozhikode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Payyoli is in Quilandy tehsil of Kozhikode district. Māniyūr is about 2.9 km away. Payyoli is about 4.4 km away. Quilandy is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thurayur (under 2 km), Keezhariyur (4.9 km) and Kozhukkallur (5.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Payyoli today is likely to be higher.

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