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About Kakra Village

Kakra is one of the larger villages in Budhana tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,180, made up of 4,386 males and 3,794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572 hectares hectares.

Kakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Muzaffarnagar
Tehsil Budhana
Area (hectares) 572 hectares
Population 8,180
Male Population 4,386
Female Population 3,794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakra compares

By the 2011 count Kakra is the 13th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,032 residents. Its 572 hectares work out to about 14 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 875.

Getting to Kakra

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

Kakra lies about 16 km from Muzaffarnagar, and the nearest railway station is Jarauda Nara, about 13 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 Kakra
Nearest railway station Jarauda Nara 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Budhana 14 km
Nearest town Budhāna 14 km
District headquarters Muzaffarnagar 16 km

Villages closest to Kakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakra village had a population of 8,180. That makes it the 13th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,032 residents.

Kakra village has 4,386 males and 3,794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakra has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

Kakra covers 572 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kakra falls under Budhana tehsil of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakra is Jarauda Nara, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kakra.

Kakra is about 16 km from Muzaffarnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakra is in Budhana tehsil of Muzaffarnagar district. Jarauda Nara is about 13 km away. Budhana is about 14 km away. Budhāna is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silaro (under 2 km), Karaundi (2.2 km) and Bahadurpur Garhi (2.8 km).

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

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