Palayad

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

East Palayad -Anjarakkandy River

Palayad
town
Jackfruit from Palayad
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Coordinates: 11°47′30″N 75°28′5″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Population
• Total	16,462
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	670661
Telephone code	91 (0)490
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL 58-
Nearest city	Thalassery
Sex ratio	1000:1040 ♂/♀
Literacy	83%
Lok Sabha constituency	Kannur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Dharmadom

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] 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 Institutes for Education and Training (DIETs) were established in selected districts all over India in 1986, along with Kannur DIET in this region. Government Brennen College, founded in 1851, is one of the oldest educational institutions in the region. There is also a Kannur University center located here, which offers postgraduate courses.

Important Educational Institutions in and around Palayad are

• District Institute for Education and Training, Kannur
• Government Higher Secondary School
• Brennen College, Thalassery
• Kannur University, Palayad Campus, Thalassery
• Kendriya Vidyalaya

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.