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About Kakuria Village

Kakuria is a large village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,104, made up of 1,087 males and 1,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731103
Area (hectares) 80.99 hectares
Population 2,104
Male Population 1,087
Female Population 1,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kakuria compares

By the 2011 count Kakuria is the 13th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 80.99 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kakuria

Kakuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kakuria as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakuria from other places

Kakuria lies about 5.5 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 1.7 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 Kakuria
Nearest town Rampur Hat 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 5.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 5.5 km

Villages closest to Kakuria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri I 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 Kakuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakuria village had a population of 2,104. That makes it the 13th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Kakuria village has 1,087 males and 1,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakuria has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Kakuria is 731103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakuria covers 80.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kakuria falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kakuria is Rampurhat Junction, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kakuria.

Kakuria is about 5.5 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakuria is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 1.6 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 1.7 km away. Suri I is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panuria (under 2 km), Debaipur (3.5 km) and Bandiha (4.1 km).

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

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