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'''Payanam''' is a village in the [[Kanyakumari district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=2011 |title=Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |access-date=May 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711042331/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx |archive-date=2022-07-11}}</ref> next to [[Unnamalaikadai]], in [[India]]. The total population is around 2000). The major religions practiced in the village are [[Hinduism]] and [[Christianity]].<br />
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Payanam tops as a largest agricultural village of unnamalaikadai town [[Panchayati raj in India|panchayat]], by contributing 35% of its total food need. The village is situated {{convert|2|km|mi}} from Marthandam and part of unnamalaikadai town panchayat. The area includes a river, ponds and hills.<br />
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The brick industries, rubber groves, coconut plantations and paddy fields play main role in the economy of the village. A river links remote villages with Payanam with the help of boat service. The boat service provides a cheap and economical mode of transport to remote villages like Thikkurichy, Vallakadavu, Nellikkai villai, ootichai, a popular Thikukurichy Shivan temple and a catholic church.<br />
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Payanam is also called "temple village", referring to the temples built for each family in the village.<br />
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The Sree Chenbagavalli Amman Temple and Sree Chenbaga primary school are situated at the junction itself.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} Follow [[Shenbagavalli Amman temple payanam]] link to know cultural heritage of enchanting Chenbagavalli Amman temple.<br />
Chenbagavalli auditorium is another feature of Payanam village, built to reduce the heavy marriage expenses suffered by Payanam people.<br />
Back to marthandam down below 500 yards off from Payanam junction, there exist a Christian holy shrine, a holy gathering place for 25% Christians in Payanam village.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}<br />
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Jaya Seelan is the village president and C. Rajan is the village councilor.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Kanyakumari district]]</div>NicholasPrentice