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About Kakkur Village

Kakkur is a mid sized village in Mundargi tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 525 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakkur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Mundargi
Pincode 582118
Area (hectares) 586.5 hectares
Population 1,004
Male Population 525
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kakkur compares

By the 2011 count Kakkur is the 36th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 586.5 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kakkur

Kakkur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kakkur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakkur from other places

Kakkur lies about 44 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Talakal, about 29 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 Kakkur
Tehsil headquarters Mundargi 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Talakal 29 km
District headquarters Gadag 44 km

Villages closest to Kakkur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakkur village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 36th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Kakkur village has 525 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakkur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kakkur is 582118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakkur covers 586.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kakkur falls under Mundargi tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kakkur is Talakal, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kakkur.

Kakkur is about 44 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakkur is in Mundargi tehsil of Gadag district. Mundargi is about 7.9 km away. Talakal is about 29 km away. Gadag is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hesarur (2.6 km), Nagarahalli (2.7 km) and Korlhalli (3.7 km).

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

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