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About Kakrai Village

Kakrai is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 493 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.24 hectares hectares.

Kakrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakrai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 241.24 hectares
Population 896
Male Population 493
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakrai compares

By the 2011 count Kakrai is the 78th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 241.24 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Kakrai

Kakrai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kakrai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kakrai from other places

Kakrai lies about 40 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Parakheda, about 23 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 Kakrai
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 19 km
Nearest railway station Parakheda 23 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 40 km

Villages closest to Kakrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakrai village had a population of 896. That makes it the 78th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Kakrai village has 493 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakrai has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Kakrai covers 241.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakrai falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakrai is Parakheda, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kakrai.

Kakrai is about 40 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakrai is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 19 km away. Parakheda is about 23 km away. Shivpuri is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sad (under 2 km), Sarjapur (under 2 km) and Dargawan (under 2 km).

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

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