# Payam Village, Thalassery, Kannur (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kannur/thalassery/payam/ Village · Thalassery, Kannur # Payam Payam is a village in Thalassery sub-district of Kannur district, Kerala, PIN code **670704**. The 2011 Census counted **15,429 people in 3,667 households**, the 13th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.6%. - 15,429people (2011) - 3,667households - 94.9%literacy - 670704PIN code ## Payam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Payam is 670704.** Payam falls in Thalassery sub-district, Kannur district, Kerala. - PIN code670704 - Gram panchayatKeezhur-Chavassery, Payam - Community development blockIritty - Census village code627253 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Payam from nearby towns? - Thalassery (sub-district HQ)42 km by road - Kannur (district HQ)42 km by road - Mattannur (nearest town)10 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Payam? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Payam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chavassery - ○Degree college5–10 km · Keezhur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kannur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Payam known for? The main crops are **rubber**. About 78% of the 1,902 hectares of village land is sown, and 290 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Payam Of every 100 households in Payam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Payam · ■ Thalassery rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****97%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **4% Tap water ****8%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **90% Use banking services ****88%** **82% Television ****72%** **67% Mobile phone ****84%** **77% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **7% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Payam? ■ Payam · ■ Thalassery rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%** **93.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078** **1076 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **973 Working population ****38.2%** **36.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.4% for men and 92.7% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 470 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 823 (14%) · **■** Household industry 62 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,768 (64%) · **■** Marginal 775 (13%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Thalassery - Kelakam16,211 people - Sivapuram16,047 people - Manathana15,935 people - Kanichar15,789 people - Pattannur15,003 people - Thillenkeri14,583 people - Vilamana14,059 people - Koloyad12,616 people [All 22 villages in Thalassery](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kannur/thalassery/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Payam?670704 - How far is Payam from Kannur?42 km by road - What is the population of Payam?15,429 (Census 2011) - Which district is Payam in?Kannur district (Thalassery sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Payam?94.9% (Census 2011)