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About Kakra Village

Kakra is a mid sized village in Ausgram II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 301 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Ausgram II
Pincode 713172
Area (hectares) 209.76 hectares
Population 576
Male Population 301
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kakra compares

By the 2011 count Kakra is the 83rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents. Its 209.76 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jalalpur, Jalikandar, Jamtara and Jayrampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 576. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents.

Kakra village has 301 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakra has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kakra is 713172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakra covers 209.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakra falls under Ausgram II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kakra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kakra.

Kakra is in Ausgram II tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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