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About Kaunke Village

Kaunke is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 581 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, 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 Samrala
Pincode 141115
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 1,077
Male Population 581
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaunke compares

By the 2011 count Kaunke is the 61st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Kaunke

Kaunke is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kaunke as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kaunke from other places

Kaunke lies about 40 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 14 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 town Māchhīwāra 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 13 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 14 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 40 km

Villages closest to Kaunke

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 Kaunke

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaunke village had a population of 1,077. That makes it the 61st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Kaunke village has 581 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaunke has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Kaunke is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaunke covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaunke falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kaunke is Khamanon, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kaunke.

Kaunke is about 40 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 Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 7.0 km away. Samrala is about 13 km away. Khamanon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burj Powat (under 2 km), Akalgarh (under 2 km) and Chhaurian (1.6 km).

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

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