About Kakan Village

Kakan is one of the larger villages in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,946, made up of 6,706 males and 6,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 976 hectares hectares.

Kakan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Area (hectares)	976 hectares
Population	12,946
Male Population	6,706
Female Population	6,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakan compares

By the 2011 count Kakan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 976 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kakan

Kakan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kakan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakan from other places

Kakan lies about 5.4 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kakan
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	5.3 km
District headquarters	Araria	5.4 km
Nearest town	Arāria	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	13 km

Villages closest to Kakan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Kakan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakan village had a population of 12,946. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Kakan village has 6,706 males and 6,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakan has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Kakan covers 976 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kakan falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kakan is Araria Court, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kakan.

Kakan is about 5.4 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakan is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 5.3 km away. Araria is about 5.4 km away. Arāria is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.