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About Kayma Village

Kayma is a small village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 74 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kayma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kayma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722151
Area (hectares) 77.16 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 74
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kayma compares

By the 2011 count Kayma is the 167th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 77.16 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kayma

Kayma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kayma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kaniabali, Kansachora, Kantasola and Karakanali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kayma

As per the Census of India 2011, Kayma village had a population of 162. That makes it the 167th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Kayma village has 74 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kayma has about 1189 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kayma is 722151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kayma covers 77.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kayma falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kayma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kayma.

Kayma is in Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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