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About Kukowal Village

Kukowal is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 199 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 166013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 166013
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 199
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukowal compares

By the 2011 count Kukowal is the 226th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kukowal

Kukowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kukowal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kot, Kot Fatuhi, Kothi and Kotla. 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 Kukowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukowal village had a population of 424. That makes it the 226th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Kukowal village has 199 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukowal has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Kukowal is 166013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukowal covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kukowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Kukowal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kukowal.

Kukowal 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 Kukowal today is likely to be higher.

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