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About Kakrala Khurd Village

Kakrala Khurd is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 657 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakrala Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakrala Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141125
Area (hectares) 307 hectares
Population 1,244
Male Population 657
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakrala Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Kakrala Khurd is the 51st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 307 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 908.

Getting to Kakrala Khurd

Kakrala Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kakrala Khurd as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kakrala Khurd from other places

Kakrala Khurd lies about 42 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 5.0 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 Kakrala Khurd
Nearest railway station Khamanon 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 9.5 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 12 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 42 km

Villages closest to Kakrala Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samrala 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 Kakrala Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakrala Khurd village had a population of 1,244. That makes it the 51st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Kakrala Khurd village has 657 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakrala Khurd has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Kakrala Khurd is 141125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakrala Khurd covers 307 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakrala Khurd falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kakrala Khurd is Khamanon, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kakrala Khurd.

Kakrala Khurd is about 42 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakrala Khurd is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Khamanon is about 5.0 km away. Samrala is about 9.5 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakrala Kalan (under 2 km), Kotala (2.0 km) and Barma (3.1 km).

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

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