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About Kakraula Village

Kakraula is a small village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 147 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,327 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakraula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakraula village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 129.29 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 147
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,327
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakraula compares

By the 2011 count Kakraula is the 131st largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 129.29 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Kakraula

Kakraula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kakraula as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kakraula from other places

Kakraula lies about 46 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 16 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 Kakraula
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Barhi 16 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 23 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 46 km

Villages closest to Kakraula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakraula village had a population of 342. That makes it the 131st largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Kakraula village has 147 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakraula has about 1327 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Kakraula is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakraula covers 129.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakraula falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kakraula is Barhi, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kakraula.

Kakraula is about 46 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakraula is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 6.0 km away. Barhi is about 16 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandaria (under 2 km), Ingunia (under 2 km) and Machla (under 2 km).

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

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