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About Kayma Village

Kayma is a mid sized village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 296 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 161.18 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 296
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 102nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 161.18 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kayma

Kayma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kayma as Available within <5 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 Karnagar, Kashidanga, Kashijora and Katalkuli. 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 580. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Kayma village has 296 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kayma has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kayma is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kayma covers 161.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kayma falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kayma.

Kayma is in Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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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