# Kakra Village, Namkum, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Namkum, Ranchi 

# Kakra

Kakra is a village in Namkum sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **834010**. The 2011 Census counted **882 people in 164 households**, the 47th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 882people (2011)
- 164households
- 52.4%literacy
- 834010PIN code

## Kakra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kakra is 834010.** Kakra falls in Namkum sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code834010
- Gram panchayatHuwanghatu
- Community development blockNamkum
- Census village code374029

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kakra from nearby towns?

- Namkum (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)32 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)32 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 Kakra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kakra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bundu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bundu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Kakra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 46% of the 703 hectares of village land is sown, and 342 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 Kakra

Of every 100 households in Kakra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kakra · ■ Namkum rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**83%

Tap water ****23%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****51%**

**66%

Television ****1%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Kakra?

■ Kakra · ■ Namkum rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066**

**1000

Working population ****82.0%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 40.9% for women. 83% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (7%) · **■** Household industry 115 (16%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 404 (56%)

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 Namkum

- Garhkhatanga1,007 people
- Garsul962 people
- Dewgain956 people
- Jamgain949 people
- Bandua877 people
- Kolad863 people
- Nichitpur-Raydih860 people
- Singarsarai836 people

[All 97 villages in Namkum](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/namkum/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kakra?834010
- How far is Kakra from Ranchi?32 km by road
- What is the population of Kakra?882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakra in?Ranchi district (Namkum sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kakra?52.4% (Census 2011)