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About Kokowal Village

Kokowal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,088, made up of 558 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144523
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 1,088
Male Population 558
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kokowal compares

By the 2011 count Kokowal is the 100th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kokowal

Kokowal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kokowal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Khararawal Bassi, Kharaudi, Khera and Khushalpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kokowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokowal village had a population of 1,088. That makes it the 100th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Kokowal village has 558 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokowal has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Kokowal is 144523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokowal covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kokowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Kokowal notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kokowal.

Kokowal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kokowal today is likely to be higher.

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