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- LGD code
- 367646
- Pincode
- 825406
- Post office
- Chouparan
- Population
- 342
- Households
- 57
- Literacy rate
- 56.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1327 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 100
- Distance to district centre
- 90 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 81 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 117 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 373 km
- Nearest railway station
- Barhi · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Loknayak Jaiprakash Eye Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kakraula compares
By population, Kakraula ranks #141 of 266 villages in Chauparan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.1%
−0.3% vs mandal average
Kakraula56.1%
Chauparan mandal56.4%
Hazaribagh district58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,327
+329 vs mandal average
Kakraula1,327
Chauparan mandal998
Household size
people per home
6.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
Kakraula6.0
Chauparan mandal5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kakraula at a glance
Kakraula is a village of 342 people in 57 households (Census 2011) in Chauparan block, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, the 141st-largest of 266 villages in Chauparan block. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,327 women per 1,000 men. It lies 90 km from the Hazaribagh district centre, 44 km from Narhat, the nearest town, 15 km from Barhi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825406, served by Chouparan post office; the LGD village code is 367646. The nearest hospital or health centre is Loknayak Jaiprakash Eye Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Jamua assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manju Kumari. The population is estimated at 403 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakraula · this village | 342 | 56% | — |
| Chapri Khurd · Chauparan | 295 | 59% | 7.5 km SE |
| Selahra Khurd · Chauparan | 1,139 | 51% | 7.5 km E |
| Singhrawan · Mayur Hand | 158 | 62% | 8.8 km SE |
| Singhrawan · Chauparan | 3,633 | 65% | 8.8 km SE |
| Sewai · Nilambar-Pitambarpur(Lesliganj) | 260 | 54% | 10.2 km SE |
| Sewai · Simdega | 5,169 | 61% | 10.2 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kakraula
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JHUMRI TILAIYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PANDARIA
- Total area (ha)
- 129.29
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1.82
- Forest area (ha)
- 30.65
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Kakraula
- LGD code
- 367646
- Pincode
- 825406
- Post office
- Chouparan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 342
- Population (projected 2026)
- 403
- Households
- 57
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1327
- Literacy rate
- 56.1%
- Coordinates
- 24.40000°N, 85.30000°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kodarma
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamua
- Member of Parliament
- Annpurna Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manju Kumari
- Block / Mandal
- Chauparan
- Nearest PHC
- Payal Poly Clinic (4.7 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kakraula
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi117 kmcapital
- Kolkata373 km
- Delhi931 km
- Hyderabad1053 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBarhi15 km
- Hospital / PHCLoknayak Jaiprakash Eye Hospital4 km
- Petrol pumpHP30 km
- CollegeVINOBA BHAVE UNIVERCITY43 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Loknayak Jaiprakash Eye Hospital4.2 km
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)