Kakalgur
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Kakalgur (ककालगुर) is a village in Darbha tahsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh. Author (Laxman Burdak) visited Kakalgur on 09.10.1982 and 16.12.1982.
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Location
Kakalgur village is located in Darbha tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh, India. It is situated 4km away from sub-district headquarter Darbha (tehsildar office) and 40km away from district headquarter Jagdalpur. The total geographical area of village is 535.38 hectares. Jagdalpur is nearest town to kakalgur for all major economic activities, which is approximately 40km away. [1]
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Kakal = Kakalgur (See: Tribe Abro - Jat clans of Balochistan)
History
Author (Laxman Burdak) mentioned this village in his diary:
09.10.1982: Darbha to Kakalgur (ककालगुर) on foot 11.00 to 13.30 Hrs 4 km. Visited Teak Plantation-1979 on Koleng Road.
16.12.1982: Darbha - Kakalgur 10-13 hrs with MR Mahawadi 18 km, inspected forest specially comp 179. Villagers have girdled trees in agri fields.
Tourism
Population
Kakalgur has a total population of 1,372 peoples, out of which male population is 692 while female population is 680. Literacy rate of kakalgur village is 15.31% out of which 22.25% males and 8.24% females are literate. There are about 275 houses in kakalgur village. Pincode of kakalgur village locality is 494665. [2]
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