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About Kaul Village

Kaul is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 444 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaul village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 350 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 444
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaul compares

By the 2011 count Kaul is the 99th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 350 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Kaul

Kaul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaul as Available within <5 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 Kaul from other places

Kaul lies about 27 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kakrala, about 6.8 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 Kaul
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 5.9 km
Nearest town Nābha 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Kakrala 6.8 km
District headquarters Patiala 27 km

Villages closest to Kaul

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabha 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 Kaul

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaul village had a population of 842. That makes it the 99th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Kaul village has 444 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaul has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Kaul is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaul covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaul falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kaul is Kakrala, about 6.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kaul.

Kaul is about 27 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaul is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Nabha is about 5.9 km away. Nābha is about 5.9 km away. Kakrala is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saluwala (under 2 km), Kameli (2.1 km) and Raj Garh (2.3 km).

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

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