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About Kakra Village

Kakra is a large village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,313, made up of 1,724 males and 1,589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 783.55 hectares hectares.

Kakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 783.55 hectares
Population 3,313
Male Population 1,724
Female Population 1,589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakra compares

By the 2011 count Kakra is the 13th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 783.55 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

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 10+ km distance. 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 38 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Unchhera, about 27 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 town Nāgod 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Maihar 26 km
Nearest railway station Unchhera 27 km
District headquarters Satna 38 km

Villages closest to Kakra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maihar 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 3,313. That makes it the 13th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Kakra village has 1,724 males and 1,589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakra has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Kakra covers 783.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kakra is Unchhera, about 27 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 village for Kakra.

Kakra is about 38 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 Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Nāgod is about 22 km away. Maihar is about 26 km away. Unchhera is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamuniya (3.6 km), Mudiya (5.6 km) and Khamhariya (14 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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