# Kaya Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Kaya

Kaya is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,162 people in 777 households**, the 44th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 3,162people (2011)
- 777households
- 70.7%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaya

Of every 100 households in Kaya in 2011, 30 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaya · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**55%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****8%**

**33%

Television ****18%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Kaya?

■ Kaya · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**972

Working population ****32.4%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 69.6% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 469 (46%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 168 (16%) · **■** Marginal 233 (23%)

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 Berhampore

- Arazi Madhupur3,352 people
- Simulia3,274 people
- Gauripur3,218 people
- Kodla3,190 people
- Hogaldanga3,089 people
- Baninathpur3,020 people
- Bahurul2,898 people
- Ruhia2,813 people

[All 138 villages in Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/berhampore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaya?3,162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaya in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaya?70.7% (Census 2011)