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Kayan

कायन
Bada Malhera mandal
Pincode 471311
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Kayan observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
heera kumari
Contact: 98****7500
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LGD code
458135
Pincode
471311
Post office
Badamalehara
Population
1,585
Households
415
Literacy rate
51.3%
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000♂
Workers
675
Distance to district centre
24 km
Distance to mandal centre
42 km
Distance to Bhopal
244 km
Distance to Delhi
489 km
Nearest railway station
Tila · 23 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment hospital,Bijawar · 21 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kayan compares

By population, Kayan ranks #18 of 108 villages in Bada Malhera mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.3%
+5.3% vs mandal average
Kayan
51.3%
Bada Malhera mandal
46.0%
Chhatarpur district
53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
974
+95 vs mandal average
Kayan
974
Bada Malhera mandal
879
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.7 vs mandal average
Kayan
3.8
Bada Malhera mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kayan at a glance

Kayan is a village of 1,585 people in 415 households (Census 2011) in Bada Malhera tehsil, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 18th-largest of 108 villages in Bada Malhera tehsil. Literacy is 51%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 46% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Chhatarpur district centre, 58 km from Vijaypur, the nearest town, 23 km from Tila railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 471311, served by Badamalehara post office; the LGD village code is 458135. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Bijawar, 21 km away. The sarpanch is heera kumari. The population is estimated at 1,869 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kayan

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kayan · this village1,58551%
Khirkuwa · Bada Malhera48645%1.7 km S
Silaro · Budhana01.6 km NW
Silaro · Bada Malhera44544%1.6 km NW
Sijwaha · Bada Malhera50455%2.5 km W
Sijwaha · Jhansi2,50761%2.5 km W
Sijwaha · Mahoba2,24348%2.5 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kayan

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
3
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BADA MALHERA
Distance to nearest town (km)
6
Distance to district HQ (km)
48
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
638.06
Irrigated area (ha)
147.53
Forest area (ha)
69.17

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Kayan

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Kayan

LGD code
458135
Pincode
471311
Post office
Badamalehara
Population (Census 2011)
1,585
Population (projected 2026)
1,869
Households
415
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
974
Literacy rate
51.3%
Coordinates
24.62795°N, 79.28450°E
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
heera kumari
Block / Mandal
Bada Malhera
Getting there

How to reach Kayan

Mandal centre
Bada Malhera · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 26 min by car · 1 h 43 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chhatarpur · ≈ 24 km
≈ 49 min by car · 58 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,775 people
Vijaypur · ≈ 58 km
≈ 1 h 59 min by car · 2 h 21 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal244 kmcapital
  • Delhi489 km
  • Hyderabad810 km
  • Mumbai904 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTila23 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,Bijawar21 km
  • Police stationKotwali City Tikamgarh48 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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