Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar # Kakar Kalan Kakar Kalan is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code 144702. The 2011 Census counted 1,456 people in 304 households, the 22nd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 1,456 people (2011) - 304 households - 63.3% literacy - 144702 PIN code ## Kakar Kalan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kakar Kalan is 144702. Kakar Kalan falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144702 - Gram panchayat Kakar Kalan - Community development block Shahkot - Census village code 029825 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kakar Kalan from nearby towns? - Shahkot (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ) 40 km by road - Shahkot (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kakar Kalan? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kakar Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nangal Ambian - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nakodar - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shahkot - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kakar Kalan known for? The main crops are wheat, sugarcane and rice. Products made here include tractor and agriculture equipments. About 91% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kakar Kalan Of every 100 households in Kakar Kalan in 2011, 87 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kakar Kalan · ■ Shahkot rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 96% - Toilet within the home 47% 73% - No toilet (open defecation) 53% 26% - Tap water 47% 33% - Drinking water within premises 79% 77% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 40% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 56% - Use banking services 42% 71% - Television 63% 83% - Mobile phone 54% 81% - Computer with internet 2% 3% - Two-wheeler 32% 54% - Car / jeep / van 4% 12% - None of these assets 15% 4% - Own their home 95% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kakar Kalan? ■ Kakar Kalan · ■ Shahkot rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.3% 73.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 857 952 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 809 862 - Working population 33.8% 36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.8% for men and 59.2% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 32 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 113 (23%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 300 (61%) · ■ Marginal 46 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahkot - Parjian Kalan 1,569 people - Billi Chaharmi 1,537 people - Pipli 1,496 people - Sindhar 1,486 people - Talwandi Sanghra 1,455 people - Saidpur Jhiri 1,438 people - Nihaluwal 1,433 people - Baupur 1,407 people All 179 villages in Shahkot ## Other places named Kakar Kalan - Kakar Kalan · Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar · 1,135 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kakar Kalan? 144702 - How far is Kakar Kalan from Jalandhar? 40 km by road - What is the population of Kakar Kalan? 1,456 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kakar Kalan in? Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kakar Kalan? 63.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/kakar-kalan-029825/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.