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About Kakrai Village

Kakrai is a mid sized village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,312, made up of 704 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 840 hectares hectares.

Kakrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakrai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 840 hectares
Population 1,312
Male Population 704
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
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 Kakrai compares

By the 2011 count Kakrai is the 13th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 840 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Kakrai

Kakrai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kakrai 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakrai from other places

Kakrai lies about 23 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Shahdora Gaon, about 14 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 Kakrai
Nearest railway station Shahdora Gaon 14 km
Nearest town Āron 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 23 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 23 km

Villages closest to Kakrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakrai village had a population of 1,312. That makes it the 13th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Kakrai village has 704 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakrai has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Kakrai covers 840 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kakrai falls under Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakrai is Shahdora Gaon, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kakrai.

Kakrai is about 23 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakrai is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Shahdora Gaon is about 14 km away. Āron is about 19 km away. Shadhora 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 Satau Khedi (2.9 km), Jheela (3.9 km) and Hinotiya Baghela (4.0 km).

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

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