About Kakhra Village

Kakhra is a mid sized village in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,362, made up of 701 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakhra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Noorsarai
Pincode	803118
Area (hectares)	60 hectares
Population	1,362
Male Population	701
Female Population	661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kakhra compares

By the 2011 count Kakhra is the 44th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kakhra

Kakhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kakhra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kakhra from other places

Kakhra lies about 8.0 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sohsarai, about 4.7 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 Kakhra
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Sohsarai	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Noorsarai	8.0 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	8.0 km

Villages closest to Kakhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakhra village had a population of 1,362. That makes it the 44th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Kakhra village has 701 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakhra has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Kakhra is 803118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakhra covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kakhra falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kakhra is Sohsarai, about 4.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kakhra.

Kakhra is about 8.0 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakhra is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Bihār Sharīf is about 3.7 km away. Sohsarai is about 4.7 km away. Noorsarai is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.