# Kakrot Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/kakrot/ Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur # Kakrot Kakrot is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176048**. The 2011 Census counted **931 people in 208 households**, the 16th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 931people (2011) - 208households - 87.2%literacy - 176048PIN code ## Kakrot PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kakrot is 176048.** Kakrot falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176048 - Community development blockBhoranj - Census village code017999 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kakrot from nearby towns? - Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Hamirpur (district HQ)38 km by road - Sarkaghat (nearest town)22 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kakrot? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kakrot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bahnwin - ○Degree college10+ km · Kanjian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhoranj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kakrot known for? The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 73% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kakrot Of every 100 households in Kakrot in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kakrot · ■ Bhoranj rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****100%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **10% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **70% Use banking services ****99%** **94% Television ****94%** **82% Mobile phone ****61%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **5% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****100%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kakrot? ■ Kakrot · ■ Bhoranj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **1147 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684** **907 Working population ****62.3%** **45.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.1% for men and 78.7% for women. 58% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 120 (21%) · **■** Other work 35 (6%) · **■** Marginal 425 (73%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bhoranj - Garsahr1,094 people - Sangroh Kalan1,081 people - Amroh957 people - Mundkher Tulsi957 people - Bajroh876 people - Anyawin865 people - Khuthri865 people - Baloh855 people [All 279 villages in Bhoranj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kakrot?176048 - How far is Kakrot from Hamirpur?38 km by road - What is the population of Kakrot?931 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kakrot in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kakrot?87.2% (Census 2011)