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About Kayan Village

Kayan is a mid sized village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 803 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 638.06 hectares hectares.

Kayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kayan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 638.06 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 803
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kayan compares

By the 2011 count Kayan is the 18th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 638.06 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Kayan

Kayan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kayan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kayan from other places

Kayan lies about 44 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tila, about 23 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kayan
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 7.5 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 21 km
Nearest railway station Tila 23 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 44 km

Villages closest to Kayan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bada Malhera tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kayan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kayan village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 18th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Kayan village has 803 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kayan has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 878.

Kayan covers 638.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kayan falls under Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kayan is Tila, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kayan.

Kayan is about 44 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kayan is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 7.5 km away. Bijāwar is about 21 km away. Tila is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silaro (1.6 km), Khirkuwa (1.7 km) and Nadiya (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kayan today is likely to be higher.

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