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About Kako Village

Kako is a mid sized village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 380 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kako Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kako village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Gandoh
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 49.4 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 380
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 Kako compares

By the 2011 count Kako is the 43rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 49.4 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kako

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

Kako lies about 24 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 55 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 Kako
Tehsil headquarters Gandoh 24 km
District headquarters Doda 24 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 55 km

Villages closest to Kako

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kako village had a population of 774. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Kako village has 380 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kako has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kako is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kako covers 49.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kako falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kako is Udhampur, about 55 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 Kako.

Kako is about 24 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kako is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Gandoh is about 24 km away. Doda is about 24 km away. Udhampur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darai (4.2 km), Hadal (6.4 km) and Changa (6.9 km).

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

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