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Kayera

Illambazar mandal
Pincode 731214
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NURNESHA BIBI
Contact: 89****3348
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LGD code
318008
Pincode
731214
Post office
Illambazar
Population
1,563
Households
369
Literacy rate
49.3%
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000♂
Workers
790
Distance to district centre
31 km
Distance to mandal centre
6 km
Distance to Kolkata
149 km
Distance to Delhi
1167 km
Nearest railway station
Prantik · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Illambazar Rural Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kayera compares

By population, Kayera ranks #34 of 133 villages in Illambazar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
49.3%
−14.9% vs mandal average
Kayera
49.3%
Illambazar mandal
64.2%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,017
+72 vs mandal average
Kayera
1,017
Illambazar mandal
945
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
Kayera
4.2
Illambazar mandal
4.4

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

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Kayera at a glance

Kayera is a village of 1,563 people in 369 households (Census 2011) in Illambazar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 34th-largest of 133 villages in Illambazar block. Literacy is 49%, 15 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,017 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Birbhum district centre, 28 km from Mankar, the nearest town, 15 km from Prantik railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731214, served by Illambazar post office; the LGD village code is 318008. The nearest hospital or health centre is Illambazar Rural Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is NURNESHA BIBI, and the village votes in Bolpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandranath Sinha. The population is estimated at 1,748 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kayera · this village1,56349%
Panch Tentula · Illambazar39157%0.9 km E
Katna · Kundhit35364%1.1 km NE
Katna · Vishnupur79449%1.1 km NE
Katna · Gazole1,44863%1.1 km NE
Katna · Illambazar1,01759%1.1 km NE
Katna · Burwan2,05258%1.1 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kayera

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
16
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
369.65
Irrigated area (ha)
210
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Kayera

LGD code
318008
Pincode
731214
Post office
Illambazar
Population (Census 2011)
1,563
Population (projected 2026)
1,748
Households
369
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1017
Literacy rate
49.3%
Coordinates
23.68649°N, 87.54525°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Member of Parliament
Asit Kumar Mal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandranath Sinha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
NURNESHA BIBI
Block / Mandal
Illambazar
Getting there

How to reach Kayera

Mandal centre
Illambazar · ≈ 6.5 km
≈ 13 min by car · 16 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 4 min by car · 1 h 16 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,370 people
Mankar · ≈ 28 km
≈ 58 min by car · 1 h 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata149 kmcapital
  • Delhi1167 km
  • Hyderabad1174 km
  • Chennai1406 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPrantik15 km
  • Bus stopপাওয়ার হাউস মোর20 km
  • Hospital / PHCIllambazar Rural Hospital7 km
  • ATM / bankIndia Post Payments Bank14 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil12 km
  • CollegeBengal Institute of Technology and Management10 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station31 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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