Kakkarai is a village in the Orathanadu taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

As per the 2001 census, Kakkarai had a total population of 1,495 with 730 males and 765 females. The sex ratio was 1.048. The literacy rate was 70.44%.

• "Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 29 August 2009.

10°37′N 79°17′E / 10.617°N 79.283°E / 10.617; 79.283