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About Kakkar Village

Kakkar is a mid sized village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 308 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,247 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176109, 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 Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176109
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 308
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,247
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
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 196 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

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 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 12 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 12 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 Tira Sujanpur 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 692. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Kakkar village has 308 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakkar has about 1247 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Kakkar is 176109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakkar covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakkar falls under Tira Sujanpur 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 village 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 Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 12 km away. Hamirpur is about 12 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 Chauri (2.7 km), Matial (3.0 km) and Chamarrahra (3.9 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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