About Kakra Village

Kakra is one of the larger villages in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,561, made up of 3,914 males and 3,647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakra village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bikaner
Tehsil	Nokha
Pincode	334802
Area (hectares)	4344 hectares
Population	7,561
Male Population	3,914
Female Population	3,647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 4344 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

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 52 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Surpura, 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
Nearest railway station	Surpura	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nokha	23 km
District headquarters	Bikaner	52 km

Villages closest to Kakra

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

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Common questions about Kakra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakra village had a population of 7,561. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Kakra village has 3,914 males and 3,647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakra has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Kakra is 334802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakra covers 4344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kakra falls under Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kakra is Surpura, 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 52 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakra is in Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district. Surpura is about 22 km away. Nokha is about 23 km away. Bikaner is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.