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About Kakiana Village

Kakiana is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 202 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakiana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176306
Area (hectares) 179.75 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 202
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakiana compares

By the 2011 count Kakiana is the 22nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 179.75 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kakiana

Kakiana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kakiana as Available within <5 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 Kakiana from other places

Kakiana lies about 8.1 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 44 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 Kakiana
District headquarters Chamba 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 15 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 44 km

Villages closest to Kakiana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakiana village had a population of 435. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kakiana village has 202 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakiana has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kakiana is 176306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakiana covers 179.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakiana falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakiana is Nurpur Road, about 44 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kakiana.

Kakiana is about 8.1 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakiana is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 8.1 km away. Dalhousie is about 15 km away. Nurpur Road is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandhiar (2.0 km), Pukhri (2.8 km) and Pandol (3.5 km).

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

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