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About Kakania Village

Kakania is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 531 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakania village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 116.33 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 531
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakania compares

By the 2011 count Kakania is the 28th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 116.33 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kakania

Kakania is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kakania as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Jiyajor, Jokela, Kachua and Kadiya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kakania

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakania village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 28th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Kakania village has 531 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakania has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kakania is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakania covers 116.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kakania falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kakania notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kakania.

Kakania is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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