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About Kakandhu Village

Kakandhu is a large village in Ikauna tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,522, made up of 1,347 males and 1,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271804, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakandhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakandhu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Ikauna
Pincode 271804
Area (hectares) 387.67 hectares
Population 2,522
Male Population 1,347
Female Population 1,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakandhu compares

By the 2011 count Kakandhu is the 50th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents. Its 387.67 hectares work out to about 6.5 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 883.

Getting to Kakandhu

Kakandhu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kakandhu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kakandhu from other places

Kakandhu lies about 16 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Risia, about 15 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 Kakandhu
Nearest railway station Risia 15 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 16 km
Nearest town Bhinga 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ikauna 27 km

Villages closest to Kakandhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakandhu village had a population of 2,522. That makes it the 50th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents.

Kakandhu village has 1,347 males and 1,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakandhu has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Kakandhu is 271804. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakandhu covers 387.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kakandhu falls under Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakandhu is Risia, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Kakandhu.

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

Kakandhu is in Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district. Risia is about 15 km away. Shrawasti is about 16 km away. Bhinga 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 Bardehra (2.0 km), Lohrasur Purnirha (2.1 km) and Sonwan (2.3 km).

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

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