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About Kakrahia Village

Kakrahia is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 418 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.31 hectares hectares.

Kakrahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakrahia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 28.31 hectares
Population 804
Male Population 418
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kakrahia compares

By the 2011 count Kakrahia is the 151st largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 28.31 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kakrahia

The census records public bus service for Kakrahia as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakrahia from other places

Kakrahia lies about 164 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Lohta, about 2.7 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 Kakrahia
Nearest railway station Lohta 2.7 km
Nearest town Varanasi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 18 km
District headquarters Basti 164 km

Villages closest to Kakrahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakrahia village had a population of 804. That makes it the 151st largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Kakrahia village has 418 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakrahia has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Kakrahia covers 28.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kakrahia falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakrahia is Lohta, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kakrahia.

Kakrahia is about 164 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakrahia is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Lohta is about 2.7 km away. Varanasi is about 10 km away. Bhanpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karahia (under 2 km), Bakharia (under 2 km) and Bankata (1.6 km).

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

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