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About Kakra Village

Kakra is a large village in Amarpatan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,716, made up of 1,386 males and 1,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 792.81 hectares hectares.

Kakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Amarpatan
Area (hectares) 792.81 hectares
Population 2,716
Male Population 1,386
Female Population 1,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakra compares

By the 2011 count Kakra is the 15th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 792.81 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kakra

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

Kakra lies about 33 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Baghai Road, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Amarpatan 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Baghai Road 22 km
Nearest town Maihar 30 km
District headquarters Satna 33 km

Villages closest to Kakra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amarpatan 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 2,716. That makes it the 15th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Kakra village has 1,386 males and 1,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakra has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Kakra covers 792.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakra falls under Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakra is Baghai Road, about 22 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 Kakra.

Kakra is about 33 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakra is in Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district. Amarpatan is about 7.7 km away. Baghai Road is about 22 km away. Maihar 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 Karhi (1.7 km), Raikwar (1.8 km) and Bedura Unmukt (1.8 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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