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About Kakkar Village

Kakkar is a mid sized village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,384, made up of 632 males and 752 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 177024
Area (hectares) 175.56 hectares
Population 1,384
Male Population 632
Female Population 752
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakkar compares

By the 2011 count Kakkar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 175.56 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Kakkar

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

Kakkar lies about 12 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 30 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 Kakkar
District headquarters Hamirpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 24 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 30 km
Nearest town Nangal 41 km

Villages closest to Kakkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakkar village had a population of 1,384. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Kakkar village has 632 males and 752 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakkar has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Kakkar is 177024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakkar covers 175.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kakkar falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakkar is Churaru Takarla, about 30 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kakkar.

Kakkar is about 12 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakkar is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 12 km away. Bhoranj is about 24 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadola (under 2 km), Behal Bagg (2.4 km) and Aman (2.4 km).

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

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