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About Kakana Village

Kakana is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 77 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.09 hectares hectares.

Kakana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 46.09 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 77
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kakana compares

By the 2011 count Kakana is the 264th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 46.09 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kakana

Kakana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kakana 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakana from other places

Kakana lies about 14 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maniram, about 9.8 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 Kakana
Nearest railway station Maniram 9.8 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 26 km

Villages closest to Kakana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakana village had a population of 148. That makes it the 264th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Kakana village has 77 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakana has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Kakana covers 46.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakana falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakana is Maniram, about 9.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kakana.

Kakana is about 14 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakana is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Maniram is about 9.8 km away. Gorakhpur is about 14 km away. Sahjanwa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahurdewa (6.7 km), Mudila (6.9 km) and Narainpur (7.8 km).

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

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