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About Kakrui Village

Kakrui is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 100 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakrui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakrui village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175033
Area (hectares) 63.04 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 100
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
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 Kakrui compares

By the 2011 count Kakrui is the 96th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 63.04 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Kakrui

Kakrui is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kakrui 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 Kakrui from other places

Kakrui lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 38 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 Kakrui
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 4.4 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 25 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 38 km

Villages closest to Kakrui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakrui village had a population of 188. That makes it the 96th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Kakrui village has 100 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakrui has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Kakrui is 175033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakrui covers 63.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakrui falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakrui is Olinda, about 38 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 Kakrui.

Kakrui is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakrui is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 4.4 km away. Sundarnagar is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahmat Nichla (under 2 km), Kasmala (under 2 km) and Bachhwan (under 2 km).

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

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