Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha # Kakar Kakar is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385550. The 2011 Census counted 5,224 people in 903 households, the 11th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 5,224 people (2011) - 903 households - 46.9% literacy - 385550 PIN code ## Kakar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kakar is 385550. Kakar falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code 385550 - Gram panchayat Kakar - Community development block Kankrej - Census village code 508538 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kakar from nearby towns? - Shihori (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ) 78 km by road - Tharad (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kakar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kakar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tharad - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Thara - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Tharad - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kakar known for? The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, cotton and castor. About 86% of the 1,388 hectares of village land is sown, and 540 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kakar Of every 100 households in Kakar in 2011, 16 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kakar · ■ Kankrej rural average - Electricity for lighting 16% 55% - Toilet within the home 1% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 86% - Tap water 12% 52% - Drinking water within premises 17% 47% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 92% - Use banking services 14% 46% - Television 4% 21% - Mobile phone 40% 64% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 10% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 47% 27% - Own their home 96% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kakar? ■ Kakar · ■ Kankrej rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 46.9% 59.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 931 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 884 892 - Working population 41.0% 45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.9% for men and 31.3% for women. 46% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 561 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 707 (33%) · ■ Household industry 21 (1%) · ■ Other work 259 (12%) · ■ Marginal 592 (28%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kankrej - Raner 8,500 people - Chekhala 7,210 people - Tana 6,570 people - Un 5,861 people - Mota Jampur 3,793 people - Dugrasan 3,787 people - Indramana 3,764 people - Khariya 3,742 people All 101 villages in Kankrej ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kakar? 385550 - How far is Kakar from Palanpur? 78 km by road - What is the population of Kakar? 5,224 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kakar in? Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Kakar? 46.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/kakar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.