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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Gostha Gopal Ghosh
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- LGD code
- 315945
- Pincode
- 742161
- Post office
- Panchthupi
- Population
- 484
- Households
- 98
- Literacy rate
- 40.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1534 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 154
Census 2011 · in context
How Kakra compares
By population, Kakra ranks #130 of 160 villages in Burwan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.7%
−19.7% vs mandal average
Kakra40.7%
Burwan mandal60.4%
Murshidabad district57.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,534
+590 vs mandal average
Kakra1,534
Burwan mandal944
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.7 vs mandal average
Kakra4.9
Burwan mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kakra at a glance
Kakra is a village of 484 people in 98 households (Census 2011) in Burwan block, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, the 130th-largest of 160 villages in Burwan block. Literacy is 41%, 20 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,534 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 742161, served by Panchthupi post office; the LGD village code is 315945. The sarpanch is Gostha Gopal Ghosh, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 571 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kakra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 41.89
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12.45
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kakra
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Key facts — Kakra
- LGD code
- 315945
- Pincode
- 742161
- Post office
- Panchthupi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 484
- Population (projected 2026)
- 571
- Households
- 98
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1534
- Literacy rate
- 40.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Labpur
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Debasis Ojha (Haku Da)
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Gostha Gopal Ghosh
- Block / Mandal
- Burwan
- Nearest police station
- Godagari Model Police Station (82.0 km)
- Nearest post office
- Godagari Prime Post Office (82.1 km)
- Nearest bank
- Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited ATM ডাচ-বাংলা ব্যাংক লিমিটেড এটিএম (82.5 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
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