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About Kakodi Village

Kakodi is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 626 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.69 hectares hectares.

Kakodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakodi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 171.69 hectares
Population 1,273
Male Population 626
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakodi compares

By the 2011 count Kakodi is the 55th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 171.69 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kakodi

Kakodi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kakodi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kakodi from other places

Kakodi lies about 64 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhanoli, about 6.3 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 Kakodi
Nearest railway station Dhanoli 6.3 km
Nearest town Gondiā 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 30 km
District headquarters Balaghat 64 km

Villages closest to Kakodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakodi village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 55th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Kakodi village has 626 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakodi has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Kakodi covers 171.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kakodi falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakodi is Dhanoli, about 6.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kakodi.

Kakodi is about 64 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakodi is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Dhanoli is about 6.3 km away. Gondiā is about 29 km away. Lanji is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathitola (5.2 km), Mukatola (5.5 km) and Bothali (12 km).

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

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