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About Kakara Village

Kakara is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 71 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 80.31 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 71
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Kakara compares

By the 2011 count Kakara is the 84th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 80.31 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kakara

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

Kakara lies about 5.0 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 5.5 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 Kakara
District headquarters Solan 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Barog 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 11 km

Villages closest to Kakara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakara village had a population of 141. That makes it the 84th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kakara village has 71 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakara has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kakara is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakara covers 80.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kakara falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakara is Barog, about 5.5 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 Kakara.

Kakara is about 5.0 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakara is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Solan is about 5.0 km away. Barog is about 5.5 km away. Kandaghat is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiv Shankar Garh (under 2 km), Bagaid (3.0 km) and Bagash (3.0 km).

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

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