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About Kakrain Village

Kakrain is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 361 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176085, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakrain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakrain village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176085
Area (hectares) 63.45 hectares
Population 708
Male Population 361
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kakrain compares

By the 2011 count Kakrain is the 68th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 63.45 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kakrain

Kakrain is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kakrain 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakrain from other places

Kakrain lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 2.9 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 Kakrain
Nearest railway station Paror 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 7.7 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km

Villages closest to Kakrain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakrain village had a population of 708. That makes it the 68th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kakrain village has 361 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakrain has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kakrain is 176085. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakrain covers 63.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kakrain falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakrain is Paror, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kakrain.

Kakrain is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakrain is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 2.9 km away. Palampur is about 7.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur Tea Estate (under 2 km), Arth Uparli (under 2 km) and Near (under 2 km).

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

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