Skip to main content

About Kakarwada Village

Kakarwada is a mid sized village in Jagdalpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 377 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakarwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakarwada village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Jagdalpur
Pincode 494448
Area (hectares) 391.82 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 377
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakarwada compares

By the 2011 count Kakarwada is the 56th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 391.82 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kakarwada

Kakarwada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kakarwada as Available. 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 Kakarwada from other places

Kakarwada lies about 29 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Kumhar Maranga, about 10 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 Kakarwada
Nearest railway station Kumhar Maranga 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdalpur 15 km
District headquarters Bastar 29 km

Villages closest to Kakarwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakarwada village had a population of 753. That makes it the 56th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Kakarwada village has 377 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakarwada has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kakarwada is 494448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakarwada covers 391.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kakarwada falls under Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kakarwada is Kumhar Maranga, about 10 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kakarwada.

Kakarwada is about 29 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakarwada is in Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district. Kumhar Maranga is about 10 km away. Jagdalpur is about 15 km away. Bastar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badebodal (2.2 km), Chilkuhati (2.3 km) and Jamawada (2.6 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.