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About Kakra Village

Kakra is a small village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 194 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 711 females per 1000 males. The village covers 826.93 hectares hectares.

Kakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 826.93 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 194
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 711
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 106th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 826.93 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 885.

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 24 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ishanagar, about 9.2 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 railway station Ishanagar 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 19 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 19 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 24 km

Villages closest to Kakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakra village had a population of 332. That makes it the 106th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Kakra village has 194 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakra has about 711 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Kakra covers 826.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kakra falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakra is Ishanagar, about 9.2 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 24 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakra is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Ishanagar is about 9.2 km away. Bijawar is about 19 km away. Bijāwar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Angor (4.2 km), Gadha (4.2 km) and Kanti (4.4 km).

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

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