Payam, Kerala
{{Short description|Village in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Payam
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| settlement_type = village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.9765|N|75.7008|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Kerala
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kannur
| subdivision_type3 = Taluk
| subdivision_name3 = Iritty
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| government_type = Panchayati raj (India)
| governing_body = Payam Grama Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 19.02
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| population_total = 15,429
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 670704
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 490
| registration_plate = KL-78
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| iso_code = IN-KL
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Payam is a village and Grama Panchayat in Iritty taluk of Kannur district in Indian state of Kerala.{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx|title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2008-12-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://lsgkerala.gov.in/electionupdates/deStatusLB.php?distID=13|title = DE Status}}
Demographics
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 {{cvt|19.02|km2}} 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.{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kannur |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=166,167 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3202_PART_B_KANNUR.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}
Transportation
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.