# Kakar Kalan Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/kakar-kalan-029755/ Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar # Kakar Kalan Kakar Kalan is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144629**. The 2011 Census counted **1,135 people in 210 households**, the 40th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 1,135people (2011) - 210households - 75.5%literacy - 144629PIN code ## Kakar Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kakar Kalan is 144629.** Kakar Kalan falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144629 - Gram panchayatKakar Kalan - Community development blockLohian Khas - Census village code029755 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kakar Kalan from nearby towns? - Shahkot (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)69 km by road - Lohian Khass (nearest town)6 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kakar Kalan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kakar Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lohiankhass - ○Degree college10+ km · Shahkot - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kakar Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 90% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown, and 289 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kakar Kalan Of every 100 households in Kakar Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Kakar Kalan · ■ Shahkot rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****78%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **26% Tap water ****36%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%** **56% Use banking services ****65%** **71% Television ****88%** **83% Mobile phone ****90%** **81% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****51%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **12% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kakar Kalan? ■ Kakar Kalan · ■ Shahkot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **73.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851** **862 Working population ****33.5%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 71.5% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 176 (46%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Shahkot - Rame1,218 people - Danewal1,172 people - Sadiqpur1,155 people - Chak Chela1,142 people - Manak1,116 people - Kotla Surajmal1,113 people - Mianwal Araian1,093 people - Sabuwal1,089 people [All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kakar Kalan?144629 - How far is Kakar Kalan from Jalandhar?69 km by road - What is the population of Kakar Kalan?1,135 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kakar Kalan in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kakar Kalan?75.5% (Census 2011)