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About Kakrela Village

Kakrela is a small village in Khaniyadhana tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 145 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.87 hectares hectares.

Kakrela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakrela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Khaniyadhana
Area (hectares) 196.87 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 145
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kakrela compares

By the 2011 count Kakrela is the 128th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 196.87 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 879.

Getting to Kakrela

Kakrela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kakrela as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakrela from other places

Kakrela lies about 35 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 35 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 Kakrela
Nearest town Karera 32 km
Nearest railway station Kolaras 35 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaniyadhana 35 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 35 km

Villages closest to Kakrela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakrela village had a population of 261. That makes it the 128th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Kakrela village has 145 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakrela has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Kakrela covers 196.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kakrela falls under Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakrela is Kolaras, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kakrela.

Kakrela is about 35 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakrela is in Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 32 km away. Kolaras is about 35 km away. Khaniyadhana is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanjwaha (11 km), Mamroni (19 km) and Muhari (21 km).

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

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