About Kakrala Village

Kakrala is one of the larger villages in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,165, made up of 3,779 males and 3,386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1894 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakrala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakrala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Samana
Pincode	147201
Area (hectares)	1894 hectares
Population	7,165
Male Population	3,779
Female Population	3,386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakrala compares

By the 2011 count Kakrala is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 1894 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 889.

Getting to Kakrala

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

How far is Kakrala from other places

Kakrala lies about 39 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 30 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
Tehsil headquarters	Samana	11 km
Nearest town	Samāna	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kalhemajra	30 km
District headquarters	Patiala	39 km

Villages closest to Kakrala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakrala village had a population of 7,165. 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 1,642 residents.

Kakrala village has 3,779 males and 3,386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakrala 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 889.

The pincode recorded for Kakrala is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakrala covers 1894 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakrala falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kakrala is Kalhemajra, about 30 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kakrala.

Kakrala is about 39 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakrala is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 11 km away. Samāna is about 11 km away. Kalhemajra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.