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About Kakan Maran Village

Kakan Maran is a mid sized village in Budgam tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 935, made up of 468 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakan Maran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakan Maran village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Budgam
Pincode 191111
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 935
Male Population 468
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kakan Maran compares

By the 2011 count Kakan Maran is the 46th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Kakan Maran

Kakan Maran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kakan Maran 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakan Maran from other places

Kakan Maran lies about 2.4 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 3.2 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 Kakan Maran
Tehsil headquarters Budgam 2.4 km
District headquarters Badgam 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 3.2 km
Nearest town Soyībug 5.1 km

Villages closest to Kakan Maran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budgam 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 Kakan Maran

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakan Maran village had a population of 935. That makes it the 46th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Kakan Maran village has 468 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakan Maran has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Kakan Maran is 191111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakan Maran covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kakan Maran falls under Budgam tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kakan Maran is Badgam station, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kakan Maran is about 2.4 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakan Maran is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Budgam is about 2.4 km away. Badgam is about 2.4 km away. Badgam station is about 3.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palar (under 2 km), Nasirullah Pora (under 2 km) and Lakhri Pora (under 2 km).

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

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