About Kaya Village

Kaya is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 398 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaya village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Kandi
Pincode	742138
Area (hectares)	78.24 hectares
Population	744
Male Population	398
Female Population	346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaya compares

By the 2011 count Kaya is the 71st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 78.24 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kaya

Kaya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaya as Available within 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 Kaya from other places

Kaya lies about 37 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 12 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 Kaya
Nearest railway station	Swadinpur	12 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandi	28 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	37 km

Villages closest to Kaya

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

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Common questions about Kaya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaya village had a population of 744. That makes it the 71st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Kaya village has 398 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaya has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kaya is 742138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaya covers 78.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaya falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaya is Swadinpur, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kaya.

Kaya is about 37 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaya is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 12 km away. Rampur Hat is about 13 km away. Kandi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.