Payam Population, Caste, Working Data Kannur, Kerala - Census 2011

Payam is a village situated in Thalassery taluka of Kannur district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,667 families residing in the village Payam. The total population of Payam is 15,429 out of which 7,425 are males and 8,004 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Payam is 1,078.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Payam village is 1528 which is 10% of the total population. There are 791 male children and 737 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Payam is 932 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,078) of Payam village.

Population
15,429
Families
3,667
Literacy
94.91%
Sex Ratio
1,078

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Payam is 94.9%. Thus Payam village has higher literacy rate compared to 84.8% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 97.38% and the female literacy rate is 92.67% in Payam village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Payam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Payam Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Payam village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,528 791 737
Literacy 94.91% 97.38% 92.67%
Scheduled Caste 561 271 290
Scheduled Tribe 358 174 184
Illiterate 2,235 965 1,270

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Payam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Payam village out of total population, 5,898 were engaged in work activities. 86.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,898 workers engaged in Main Work, 470 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 823 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,123 3,719 1,404
Cultivators 470 387 83
Agriculture Labourer 823 476 347
Household Industries 62 28 34
Other Workers 3,768 2,828 940
Marginal Workers 775 449 326
Non Working 9,531 3,257 6,274

Nearby Villages to Payam,

Below are the list of villages near Payam village in Thalassery.

Village Population
Keezhur 16,597
Vilamana 14,059
Chavassery 22,480
Ayyankunnu 22,436
Pattannur 15,003
Aralam 29,328
Kottiyoor 16,698
Kelakam 16,211
Kanichar 15,789
Manathana 15,935

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