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About Kayera Village

Kayera is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,563, made up of 775 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kayera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kayera village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731214
Area (hectares) 369.65 hectares
Population 1,563
Male Population 775
Female Population 788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kayera compares

By the 2011 count Kayera is the 34th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 369.65 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kayera

Kayera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kayera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kayera from other places

Kayera lies about 6.0 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 2.6 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 Kayera
Nearest town Rampur Hat 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 6.0 km
District headquarters Birbhum 6.0 km

Villages closest to Kayera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Illambazar 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 Kayera

As per the Census of India 2011, Kayera village had a population of 1,563. That makes it the 34th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Kayera village has 775 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kayera has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kayera is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kayera covers 369.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kayera falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kayera is Rampurhat Junction, about 2.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kayera.

Kayera is about 6.0 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kayera is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 2.4 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 2.6 km away. Illambazar is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandpur (2.7 km), Makra (3.0 km) and Udaypur (3.5 km).

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

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