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About Kakihar Village

Kakihar is a mid sized village in Harirampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 264 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakihar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Harirampur
Pincode 733125
Area (hectares) 74.81 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 264
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kakihar compares

By the 2011 count Kakihar is the 91st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 74.81 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kakihar

Kakihar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kakihar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jotgauri, Jotgora, Jothisya and Jotsultan. 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 Kakihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakihar village had a population of 551. That makes it the 91st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Kakihar village has 264 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakihar has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kakihar is 733125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakihar covers 74.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kakihar falls under Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kakihar notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Kakihar.

Kakihar is in Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Kakihar today is likely to be higher.

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