About Kakunia Village

Kakunia is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 516 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakunia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nanoor
Pincode	731215
Area (hectares)	127.61 hectares
Population	988
Male Population	516
Female Population	472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakunia compares

By the 2011 count Kakunia is the 76th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 127.61 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kakunia

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

Kakunia lies about 6.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 5.9 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 Kakunia
Nearest railway station	Swadinpur	5.9 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanoor	6.9 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	6.9 km

Villages closest to Kakunia

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

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Common questions about Kakunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakunia village had a population of 988. That makes it the 76th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Kakunia village has 516 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakunia has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kakunia is 731215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakunia covers 127.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kakunia falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kakunia is Swadinpur, about 5.9 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 Kakunia.

Kakunia is about 6.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakunia is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 5.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 6.3 km away. Nanoor is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.