About Kakani Village

Kakani is a large village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,201, made up of 1,145 males and 1,056 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1724.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakani village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Luni
Pincode	342802
Area (hectares)	1724.8 hectares
Population	2,201
Male Population	1,145
Female Population	1,056
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kakani compares

By the 2011 count Kakani is the 28th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 1724.8 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kakani

Kakani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kakani 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakani from other places

Kakani lies about 24 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Hanwant, about 6.2 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 Kakani
Nearest railway station	Hanwant	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Luni	9.2 km
Nearest town	Sāngaria	14 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	24 km

Villages closest to Kakani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakani village had a population of 2,201. That makes it the 28th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Kakani village has 1,145 males and 1,056 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakani has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kakani is 342802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakani covers 1724.8 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.

Kakani falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kakani is Hanwant, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kakani.

Kakani is about 24 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakani is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Hanwant is about 6.2 km away. Luni is about 9.2 km away. Sāngaria is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.