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About Kakarwal Village

Kakarwal is a large village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,815, made up of 1,519 males and 1,296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 674 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakarwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakarwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Dhuri
Pincode 148024
Area (hectares) 674 hectares
Population 2,815
Male Population 1,519
Female Population 1,296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kakarwal compares

By the 2011 count Kakarwal is the 25th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 674 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Kakarwal

Kakarwal 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 Kakarwal 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 Kakarwal from other places

Kakarwal lies about 14 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Rajomajra, about 3.0 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 Kakarwal
Nearest railway station Rajomajra 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuri 3.1 km
Nearest town Dhūri 3.1 km
District headquarters Sangrur 14 km

Villages closest to Kakarwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakarwal village had a population of 2,815. That makes it the 25th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Kakarwal village has 1,519 males and 1,296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakarwal has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Kakarwal is 148024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakarwal covers 674 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakarwal falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kakarwal is Rajomajra, about 3.0 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 Kakarwal.

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

Kakarwal is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Rajomajra is about 3.0 km away. Dhuri is about 3.1 km away. Dhūri is about 3.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaheru (2.6 km), Jahangir (3.0 km) and Dhuri (3.1 km).

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

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