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About Kakola Village

Kakola is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 68 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246425
Area (hectares) 54.15 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 68
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
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 Kakola compares

By the 2011 count Kakola is the 154th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 54.15 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Kakola

Kakola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kakola 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 Kakola from other places

Kakola lies about 24 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 87 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 Kakola
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 4.4 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 24 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 41 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 87 km

Villages closest to Kakola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakola village had a population of 141. That makes it the 154th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Kakola village has 68 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakola has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Kakola is 246425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakola covers 54.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakola falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kakola is Rishikesh, about 87 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 Kakola.

Kakola is about 24 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakola is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 4.4 km away. Rudraprayag is about 24 km away. Srīnagar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Giwari Gaon (under 2 km), Pailing (under 2 km) and Jalai Sursal (1.5 km).

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

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