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About Kaytha Village

Kaytha is one of the larger villages in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,154, made up of 6,709 males and 6,445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaytha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaytha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731220
Area (hectares) 492.62 hectares
Population 13,154
Male Population 6,709
Female Population 6,445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kaytha compares

By the 2011 count Kaytha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 492.62 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kaytha

Kaytha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kaytha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaytha from other places

Kaytha lies about 8.5 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 5.9 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 Kaytha
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 5.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 8.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 8.5 km

Villages closest to Kaytha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 Kaytha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaytha village had a population of 13,154. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Kaytha village has 6,709 males and 6,445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaytha has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Kaytha is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaytha covers 492.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kaytha falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaytha is Swadinpur, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kaytha.

Kaytha is about 8.5 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaytha is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 5.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 8.3 km away. Nalhati I is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurumgram (under 2 km), Mehagram (2.5 km) and Sarddha (3.0 km).

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

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