About Kakar Village

Kakar is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,564, made up of 814 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 860 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Jagraon
Pincode	142026
Area (hectares)	860 hectares
Population	1,564
Male Population	814
Female Population	750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakar compares

By the 2011 count Kakar is the 59th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 860 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kakar

Kakar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kakar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakar from other places

Kakar lies about 49 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Malsian Shahkot, about 3.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kakar
Nearest railway station	Malsian Shahkot	3.8 km
Nearest town	Nakodar	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagraon	34 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	49 km

Villages closest to Kakar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagraon tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Kakar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakar village had a population of 1,564. That makes it the 59th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Kakar village has 814 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakar has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kakar is 142026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakar covers 860 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kakar falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kakar is Malsian Shahkot, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kakar.

Kakar is about 49 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakar is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Malsian Shahkot is about 3.8 km away. Nakodar is about 10 km away. Jagraon is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.