Palayam, Dindigul district

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Palayam is a town panchayat in Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It falls under Vedasandur Assembly constituency and Karur Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]

Palayam town panchayat is 40 km from Dindigul, Dindigul district headquarters; It is also 35 km from Karur.

As of 2011 census, the municipality has 3,686 houses and a population of 15,336, an area of 25.10 km² and 15 wards. Also, the municipality has a literacy rate of 71.9% and a sex ratio of 988 females per 1,000 males. Child Sex Ratio There are 895 female children per 1000 male children. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 1,525 and 1 respectively.

10°43′33″N 78°08′10″E / 10.72583°N 78.13611°E / 10.72583; 78.13611