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About Kakariya Village

Kakariya is a mid sized village in Maheshwar tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 987, made up of 511 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.43 hectares hectares.

Kakariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakariya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Maheshwar
Area (hectares) 453.43 hectares
Population 987
Male Population 511
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakariya compares

By the 2011 count Kakariya is the 76th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 453.43 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kakariya

Kakariya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kakariya as Available within <5 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 Kakariya from other places

Kakariya lies about 49 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Patalpani Waterfall, about 39 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 Kakariya
Nearest town Dhāmnod 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshwar 10 km
Nearest railway station Patalpani Waterfall 39 km
District headquarters Khargone 49 km

Villages closest to Kakariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakariya village had a population of 987. That makes it the 76th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Kakariya village has 511 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakariya has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Kakariya covers 453.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakariya falls under Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakariya is Patalpani Waterfall, about 39 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kakariya.

Kakariya is about 49 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakariya is in Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district. Dhāmnod is about 8.4 km away. Maheshwar is about 10 km away. Patalpani Waterfall is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choti Khargone (1.9 km), Kharadi (1.9 km) and Khariya (1.9 km).

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

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