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Kakroda

काक्रोड
Bironkhal mandal
Pincode 246278
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Kakroda observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temples near Kakroda

  • Kalinka Devi Temple · 4.3 km
  • Kalinka, Pauri Garhwal · 4.3 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Bironkhal mandal

The principal temple recorded for Bironkhal mandal is Rasulan Deeba Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kakroda itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttarakhand

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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LGD code
46774
Pincode
246278
Post office
Syunsinagar
Population
211
Households
50
Literacy rate
54.5%
Sex ratio
1425 ♀/1000♂
Workers
89
Distance to district centre
14 km
Distance to mandal centre
6 km
Distance to Dehradun
108 km
Distance to Delhi
225 km
Nearest railway station
Kotdwara · 51 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Farsarigad · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kakroda compares

By population, Kakroda ranks #65 of 268 villages in Bironkhal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.5%
−12.7% vs mandal average
Kakroda
54.5%
Bironkhal mandal
67.2%
Pauri Garhwal district
72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,425
+167 vs mandal average
Kakroda
1,425
Bironkhal mandal
1,258
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
Kakroda
4.2
Bironkhal mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kakroda at a glance

Kakroda is a village of 211 people in 50 households (Census 2011) in Bironkhal tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 65th-largest of 268 villages in Bironkhal tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 13 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,425 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 30 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 51 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246278, served by Syunsinagar post office; the LGD village code is 46774. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Farsarigad, 5 km away. The village votes in Chaubattakhal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Satpal Maharaj. The population is estimated at 249 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kakroda · this village21155%—
Sera Malla · Bironkhal5264%0.6 km S
Bhakhand · Bironkhal37372%0.7 km W
Forti · Lohaghat82882%0.9 km SW
Khuteli · Lohaghat18959%0.9 km SW
Sera Talla · Bironkhal18166%1.1 km S
Timli · Bironkhal17860%1.5 km N

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Key facts — Kakroda

LGD code
46774
Pincode
246278
Post office
Syunsinagar
Population (Census 2011)
211
Population (projected 2026)
249
Households
50
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1425
Literacy rate
54.5%
Coordinates
29.87506°N, 79.02740°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Chaubattakhal
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Satpal Maharaj
Block / Mandal
Bironkhal
Getting there

How to reach Kakroda

Mandal centre
Bironkhal · ≈ 5.6 km
≈ 11 min by car · 14 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pauri Garhwal · ≈ 14 km
≈ 29 min by car · 35 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 1 min by car · 1 h 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun108 kmcapital
  • Delhi225 km
  • Kolkata1235 km
  • Mumbai1352 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotdwara51 km
  • Bus stopRatkot3 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Farsarigad5 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila23 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry21 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station46 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kakroda

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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)
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