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About Kakrali Village

Kakrali is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,534, made up of 842 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakrali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakrali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140129
Area (hectares) 382 hectares
Population 1,534
Male Population 842
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kakrali compares

By the 2011 count Kakrali is the 16th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 382 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Kakrali

Kakrali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kakrali 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakrali from other places

Kakrali lies about 14 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kurali, 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 Kakrali
Nearest railway station Kurali 4.8 km
Nearest town Kūrāli 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 12 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 14 km

Villages closest to Kakrali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Kakrali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakrali village had a population of 1,534. That makes it the 16th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Kakrali village has 842 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakrali has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Kakrali is 140129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakrali covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakrali falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kakrali is Kurali, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kakrali.

Kakrali is about 14 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakrali is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kurali is about 4.8 km away. Kūrāli is about 5.2 km away. Chamkaur Sahib 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 Dhanauri (1.9 km), Gopalpur (2.1 km) and Rasulpur (2.2 km).

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

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