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About Palayam Village

Palayam is a small village in Harur tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 256 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Harur
Pincode 635305
Area (hectares) 407.34 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 256
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palayam compares

By the 2011 count Palayam is the 111th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 407.34 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Palayam

Palayam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palayam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palayam from other places

Palayam lies about 45 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Doddampatti, about 19 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 Palayam
Tehsil headquarters Harur 11 km
Nearest town Harūr 11 km
Nearest railway station Doddampatti 19 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 45 km

Villages closest to Palayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palayam village had a population of 489. That makes it the 111th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Palayam village has 256 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palayam has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Palayam is 635305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palayam covers 407.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palayam falls under Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palayam is Doddampatti, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Palayam is about 45 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palayam is in Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Harur is about 11 km away. Harūr is about 11 km away. Doddampatti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palayampalli (under 2 km), Palaiyam (under 2 km) and Gudalur (under 2 km).

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

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