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About Kakra Village

Kakra is a small village in Kurhani tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 34 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Kakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kurhani
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 34
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakra compares

By the 2011 count Kakra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Kakra

Kakra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kakra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kakra from other places

Kakra lies about 51 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhabauli Halt, about 2.1 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 Kakra
Nearest railway station Dhabauli Halt 2.1 km
Nearest town Hājīpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurhani 35 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 51 km

Villages closest to Kakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakra village had a population of 65. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents.

Kakra village has 34 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakra has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Kakra covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kakra falls under Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kakra is Dhabauli Halt, about 2.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kakra.

Kakra is about 51 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakra is in Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Dhabauli Halt is about 2.1 km away. Hājīpur is about 12 km away. Kurhani is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasimpur (4.6 km), Mohanpur (5.6 km) and Mohanpur Bara (5.6 km).

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

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