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About Kakatua Village

Kakatua is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 268 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakatua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakatua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 822110
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 268
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Kakatua compares

By the 2011 count Kakatua is the 114th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kakatua

Kakatua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kakatua 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. The nearest villages by name are Jainagra, Jhalar, Jharha and Jhariwa. 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 Kakatua

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakatua village had a population of 501. That makes it the 114th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Kakatua village has 268 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakatua has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kakatua is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakatua covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakatua falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kakatua notes the nearest railway station 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 Kakatua.

Kakatua is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu 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 Kakatua today is likely to be higher.

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