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About Kaya Village

Kaya is a mid sized village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,379, made up of 722 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743249, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743249
Area (hectares) 66.4 hectares
Population 1,379
Male Population 722
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kaya compares

By the 2011 count Kaya is the 76th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 66.4 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kaya

The census records public bus service for Kaya 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 <5 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 30 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 2.3 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 Karea Kadambagachhi 2.3 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 6.5 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighata 35 km

Villages closest to Kaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaya village had a population of 1,379. That makes it the 76th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Kaya village has 722 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaya has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kaya is 743249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaya covers 66.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kaya falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kaya is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 2.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kaya.

Kaya is about 30 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaya is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Karea Kadambagachhi is about 2.3 km away. Bārāsat is about 6.5 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tegharia (4.7 km), Sonatikiri (6.5 km) and Sonatikri (6.5 km).

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

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