About Kaunke Village

Kaunke is one of the larger villages in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,081, made up of 5,847 males and 5,234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2627 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaunke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaunke village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Jagraon
Pincode	142035
Area (hectares)	2627 hectares
Population	11,081
Male Population	5,847
Female Population	5,234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kaunke compares

By the 2011 count Kaunke is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 2627 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kaunke

Kaunke is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaunke 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaunke from other places

Kaunke lies about 45 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Nanaksar, about 4.2 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 Kaunke
Nearest railway station	Nanaksar	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagraon	6.1 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	45 km

Villages closest to Kaunke

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 Kaunke

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaunke village had a population of 11,081. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Kaunke village has 5,847 males and 5,234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaunke has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kaunke is 142035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaunke covers 2627 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaunke falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kaunke is Nanaksar, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kaunke is about 45 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaunke is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Nanaksar is about 4.2 km away. Jagraon is about 6.1 km away. Ludhiana is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.