Palayam, West Arani
Palayam is a village located in the Arani Taluk of Tiruvannamalai district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in West Arani block and comes under Kamakkur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Arani parliament constituency and Arani assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Palayam is 5.2 thousands out of which 2.6 thousands are males and rest 2.6 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1015 females per 1000 males. There are around 608 teenagers in Palayam. It has literacy rate of 68% which means around 3.5 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.7 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 9 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.2 thousands households in Palayam, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 2.5 thousands. The pincode of Palayam is 606903 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kalambur Sub Post office
- Kalvasal Branch Post office
- Kasthambadi Branch Post office
- Mukkurumbai Branch Post office
- Nadukuppam Branch Post office
Schools
Palayam has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Pinkz Public School, Kasthambadi
- S C Govt Boys Hr.Secondary School Kalambur
- Ghss (Girls) Kalambur
- Sri Ragavendira Matric Hr. Secondary Kasthambadi
- Vivegananda N&p Kalambur
Hospitals
Palayam has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Kalambur West Sub-Center
- Erikuppam Sub-Center
- Kamakoorpalayam Sub-Center
- Kalvasal Sub-Center
- Kalambur East Sub-Center
Banks
Palayam has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.