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About Kakowal Village

Kakowal is one of the larger villages in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,792, made up of 3,161 males and 2,631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141007
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 5,792
Male Population 3,161
Female Population 2,631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kakowal compares

By the 2011 count Kakowal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Kakowal

Kakowal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kakowal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kakowal from other places

Kakowal lies about 4.7 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ludhiana Junction, about 4.8 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 Kakowal
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 4.7 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Ludhiana Junction 4.8 km

Villages closest to Kakowal

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

Common questions about Kakowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakowal village had a population of 5,792. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Kakowal village has 3,161 males and 2,631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakowal has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Kakowal is 141007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakowal covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kakowal falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kakowal is Ludhiana Junction, about 4.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kakowal.

Kakowal is about 4.7 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakowal is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ludhiana East is about 4.7 km away. Ludhiana is about 4.7 km away. Ludhiana Junction is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nurwala (under 2 km), Gehlewal (under 2 km) and Kaneja (2.1 km).

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

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