# Kayan Village, Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bada-malhera/kayan/ Village · Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur # Kayan Kayan is a village in Bada Malhera sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,585 people in 415 households**, the 18th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%. - 1,585people (2011) - 415households - 61.9%literacy - 974females per 1,000 males ## Kayan PIN code and other codes Kayan falls in Bada Malhera sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBada Malhera - Census village code458135 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kayan from nearby towns? - Bada Malhera (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Chhatarpur (district HQ)48 km by road - Bada Malhera (nearest town)6 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kayan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kayan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bada Malehra - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bada Malhera - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bada Malehra - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kayan known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 40% of the 638 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kayan Of every 100 households in Kayan in 2011, 62 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kayan · ■ Bada Malhera rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **63% Toilet within the home ****1%** **2% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **98% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****33%** **35% Television ****14%** **15% Mobile phone ****37%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **36% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kayan? ■ Kayan · ■ Bada Malhera rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **55.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **879 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061** **915 Working population ****42.6%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.8% for men and 51.6% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 199 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 320 (47%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 119 (18%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bada Malhera - Andhiyara1,706 people - Barma1,674 people - Mungawari1,658 people - Bamni1,634 people - Dikoli1,479 people - Bhojpura1,440 people - Kunwarpura Kalan1,391 people - Ghinochi1,371 people [All 108 villages in Bada Malhera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bada-malhera/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kayan from Chhatarpur?48 km by road - What is the population of Kayan?1,585 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kayan in?Chhatarpur district (Bada Malhera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kayan?61.9% (Census 2011)