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About Kakawan Village

Kakawan is one of the larger villages in Bilhaur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,184, made up of 3,333 males and 2,851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 836.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Bilhaur
Pincode 209202
Area (hectares) 836.49 hectares
Population 6,184
Male Population 3,333
Female Population 2,851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakawan compares

By the 2011 count Kakawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 836.49 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Kakawan

Kakawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kakawan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kakawan from other places

Kakawan lies about 36 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Utripura, about 12 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 Kakawan
Nearest railway station Utripura 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilhaur 14 km
Nearest town Bāngarmau 29 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 36 km

Villages closest to Kakawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakawan village had a population of 6,184. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Kakawan village has 3,333 males and 2,851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakawan has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

The pincode recorded for Kakawan is 209202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakawan covers 836.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kakawan falls under Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakawan is Utripura, about 12 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 village for Kakawan.

Kakawan is about 36 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakawan is in Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Utripura is about 12 km away. Bilhaur is about 14 km away. Bāngarmau is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurauli (2.6 km), Kharagpur (2.8 km) and Garhewa (3.0 km).

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

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