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About Kakroh Village

Kakroh is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 154 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,195 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakroh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakroh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 135.69 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 154
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,195
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakroh compares

By the 2011 count Kakroh is the 102nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 135.69 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kakroh

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

Kakroh lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 6.7 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 Kakroh
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 14 km
Nearest town Mamun 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km

Villages closest to Kakroh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakroh village had a population of 338. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Kakroh village has 154 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakroh has about 1195 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kakroh is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakroh covers 135.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakroh falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakroh is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 6.7 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 Kakroh.

Kakroh is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakroh is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 6.7 km away. Jawali is about 14 km away. Mamun is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathiar (1.8 km), Dewal (3.5 km) and Amni (3.8 km).

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

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