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About Kakora Village

Kakora is a large village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,849, made up of 1,938 males and 1,911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 862.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185131
Area (hectares) 862.4 hectares
Population 3,849
Male Population 1,938
Female Population 1,911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakora compares

By the 2011 count Kakora is the 7th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 862.4 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Kakora

Kakora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kakora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kakora from other places

Kakora lies about 17 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 70 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 Kakora
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 9.2 km
Nearest town Rajaori 9.2 km
District headquarters Rajouri 17 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 70 km

Villages closest to Kakora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakora village had a population of 3,849. That makes it the 7th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Kakora village has 1,938 males and 1,911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakora has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Kakora is 185131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakora covers 862.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakora falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kakora is Dugga, about 70 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kakora.

Kakora is about 17 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakora is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 9.2 km away. Rajaori is about 9.2 km away. Rajouri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangalnar (under 2 km), Katarmal (2.0 km) and Panj Grian (2.5 km).

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

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