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About Kakrahia Village

Kakrahia is a large village in Gaighat tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,029, made up of 1,051 males and 978 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakrahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakrahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Gaighat
Pincode 843118
Area (hectares) 189.3 hectares
Population 2,029
Male Population 1,051
Female Population 978
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kakrahia compares

By the 2011 count Kakrahia is the 44th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents. Its 189.3 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Kakrahia

Kakrahia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kakrahia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakrahia from other places

Kakrahia lies about 79 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Daudpur, about 7.1 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 Kakrahia
Nearest railway station Daudpur 7.1 km
Nearest town Revelganj 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighat 33 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 79 km

Villages closest to Kakrahia

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

Common questions about Kakrahia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakrahia village had a population of 2,029. That makes it the 44th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents.

Kakrahia village has 1,051 males and 978 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakrahia has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Kakrahia is 843118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakrahia covers 189.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kakrahia falls under Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kakrahia is Daudpur, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kakrahia.

Kakrahia is about 79 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakrahia is in Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Daudpur is about 7.1 km away. Revelganj is about 20 km away. Gaighat is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Subas Kunaimai Subasgangwasubas (8.8 km), Balha (13 km) and Mahwara (20 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kakrahia today is likely to be higher.

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