About Kakra Village

Kakra is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 882, made up of 443 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 702.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Namkum
Pincode	834010
Area (hectares)	702.71 hectares
Population	882
Male Population	443
Female Population	439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakra compares

By the 2011 count Kakra is the 46th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 702.71 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kakra

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

Kakra lies about 21 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Namkon, about 18 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 Kakra
Nearest town	Būndu	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Namkum	17 km
Nearest railway station	Namkon	18 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	21 km

Villages closest to Kakra

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

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Common questions about Kakra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakra village had a population of 882. That makes it the 46th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Kakra village has 443 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakra has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kakra is 834010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakra covers 702.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kakra falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kakra is Namkon, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Kakra.

Kakra is about 21 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakra is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Būndu is about 16 km away. Namkum is about 17 km away. Namkon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.