Kakarhati
human settlement in Panna district, Sagar division, Madhya Pradesh, India
Kakarhati is a town and a nagar panchayat in Panna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Kakarhati had a population of 7096. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kakarhati has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 40%. In Kakarhati, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The public source identifies “Kakarhati” as human settlement in Panna district, Sagar division, Madhya Pradesh, India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Kakarhati, human and settlement.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Kakarhati”, the useful work is to connect “human settlement in Panna district, Sagar division, Madhya Pradesh, India” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2447673. Authority coordinates are 24.560, 80.270. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2001.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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This entry incorporates text from “Kakarhati” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.