# Kakanpura Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Palera, Tikamgarh 

# Kakanpura

Kakanpura is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **670 people in 124 households**, the 99th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 670people (2011)
- 124households
- 65.6%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Kakanpura PIN code and other codes

Kakanpura falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalera
- Census village code456934

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

## How far is Kakanpura from nearby towns?

- Tikamgarh (district HQ)50 km by road
- Jatara (nearest town)7 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 Kakanpura?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kakanpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jatara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jatara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Kakanpura known for?

The main crops are **mung, soyabean and chana**. About 67% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Kakanpura

Of every 100 households in Kakanpura in 2011, 39 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kakanpura · ■ Palera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**29%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kakanpura?

■ Kakanpura · ■ Palera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130**

**882

Working population ****51.2%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 54.4% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 95 (28%)

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 Palera

- Jawaharpura745 people
- Chhidara740 people
- Bishanpura724 people
- Basat Guwan681 people
- Pegakhera666 people
- Bhadarra664 people
- Tagedi658 people
- Ratanguwan585 people

[All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kakanpura from Tikamgarh?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kakanpura?670 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakanpura in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kakanpura?65.6% (Census 2011)