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About Kakrali Village

Kakrali is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 684 males and 567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakrali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakrali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140201
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 1,251
Male Population 684
Female Population 567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kakrali compares

By the 2011 count Kakrali is the 53rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Kakrali

Kakrali is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kakrali 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 <5 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 16 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 4.0 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 Kakrali
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 4.0 km
Nearest town Zerakpur 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 6.2 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 16 km

Villages closest to Kakrali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 1,251. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Kakrali village has 684 males and 567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakrali has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Kakrali is 140201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakrali covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kakrali falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kakrali is Ghagghar, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kakrali.

Kakrali is about 16 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakrali is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Ghagghar is about 4.0 km away. Zerakpur is about 5.7 km away. Dera Bassi is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dafarpur (under 2 km), Morthikari (under 2 km) and Pandwala (2.1 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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