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About Kakuwala Village

Kakuwala is a mid sized village in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 980, made up of 507 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakuwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakuwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Sunam
Pincode 148033
Area (hectares) 425 hectares
Population 980
Male Population 507
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakuwala compares

By the 2011 count Kakuwala is the 71st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 425 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Kakuwala

Kakuwala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kakuwala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kakuwala from other places

Kakuwala lies about 31 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Govindgarh Khokhar, about 19 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 Kakuwala
Nearest town Patran 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Govindgarh Khokhar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sunam 24 km
District headquarters Sangrur 31 km

Villages closest to Kakuwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakuwala village had a population of 980. That makes it the 71st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents.

Kakuwala village has 507 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakuwala has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Kakuwala is 148033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakuwala covers 425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakuwala falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kakuwala is Govindgarh Khokhar, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Kakuwala.

Kakuwala is about 31 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakuwala is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Patran is about 6.5 km away. Govindgarh Khokhar is about 19 km away. Sunam is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladbanjara Khurd (1.6 km), Khetla (2.7 km) and Ladbanjara Kalan (3.0 km).

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

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