Palayad

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Palayad
Location in Kerala, India
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Palayad
Palayad (India)
Coordinates: 11°47′30″N75°28′5″E / 11.79167°N 75.46806°E / 11.79167; 75.46806 Coordinates: 11°47′30″N75°28′5″E / 11.79167°N 75.46806°E / 11.79167; 75.46806
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Population
  Total16,462
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670661
Telephone code91 (0)490
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL 58-
Nearest cityThalassery
Sex ratio 1000:1040 /
Literacy83%
Lok Sabha constituencyKannur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDharmadom

Palayad is a census town in Thalassery Taluk in the Indian state of Kerala.

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [1] Palayad had a population of 16,462. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Palayad has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 79%. In Palayad, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Educational institutions

As part of the National Education Policy (1986), District Institute for Education and Training (DIETs) were established in selected districts all over India in 1986, along with Kannur DIET here. Govt. Brennen College, founded in 1851, is one of the oldest educational institutions in the region. There is also a Center of Kannur University here which provides Post Graduate courses.

Important Educational Institutions in and around Palayad are

University Campus

University of Calicut maintained its English and Anthropology departments at Palayad for a long time. When the University of Calicut was bifurcated to form a new Kannur University, Palayad came under the jurisdidiction of Kannur University.

See Also Educational Institutions in Thalassery

Transportation

The national highway passes through Dharmadam town. Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The nearest railway stations are Dharmadam and Thalassery on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

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References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)