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About Kakrahi Village

Kakrahi is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 840, made up of 478 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 757 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakrahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakrahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Pincode 212301
Area (hectares) 237.71 hectares
Population 840
Male Population 478
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 757
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakrahi compares

By the 2011 count Kakrahi is the 211th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 237.71 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 919.

Getting to Kakrahi

Kakrahi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kakrahi 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakrahi from other places

Kakrahi lies about 33 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jasra, about 17 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 Kakrahi
Nearest railway station Jasra 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 24 km
District headquarters Allahabad 33 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 33 km

Villages closest to Kakrahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakrahi village had a population of 840. That makes it the 211th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Kakrahi village has 478 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakrahi has about 757 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kakrahi is 212301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakrahi covers 237.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakrahi falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakrahi is Jasra, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Kakrahi.

Kakrahi is about 33 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakrahi is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Jasra is about 17 km away. Meja is about 24 km away. Allahabad is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pura Diwan (2.0 km), Dhudha (2.3 km) and Pirhata Bisaura (3.7 km).

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

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