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About Kakrad Village

Kakrad is a large village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,091, made up of 1,591 males and 1,500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakrad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakrad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Pincode 231309
Area (hectares) 409.85 hectares
Population 3,091
Male Population 1,591
Female Population 1,500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakrad compares

By the 2011 count Kakrad is the 13th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 409.85 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kakrad

Kakrad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kakrad 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakrad from other places

Kakrad lies about 26 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Mirzapur Railway Station, about 24 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 Kakrad
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 15 km
Nearest railway station Mirzapur Railway Station 24 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 26 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 26 km

Villages closest to Kakrad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakrad village had a population of 3,091. That makes it the 13th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Kakrad village has 1,591 males and 1,500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakrad has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Kakrad is 231309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakrad covers 409.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kakrad falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakrad is Mirzapur Railway Station, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kakrad.

Kakrad is about 26 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakrad is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Marihan is about 15 km away. Mirzapur Railway Station is about 24 km away. Mirzapur 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 Gohiya Khurd (under 2 km), Lalapur (2.7 km) and Semariha Lalapur No 1 (2.7 km).

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

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