title: Payam, Kerala
text: # Payam, Kerala
  
  Payam is a village and Grama Panchayat in Iritty taluk of Kannur district in Indian state of Kerala.
  
  ## 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 19.02 $km^2$ (7.34 sq mi) 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.
  
  ## 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.
  
  