# Kakowal Village, Ludhiana (East), Ludhiana – PIN Code, Distance, Map & Facilities

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Village · Ludhiana (East) tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Kakowal

Kakowal is a village in Ludhiana (East) tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141007**. It is 7 km by road from Ludhiana and 7 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **5,792 people in 1,157 households**, the 6th largest of 181 villages in the tehsil.

- 5,792people (2011)
- 1,157households
- 80.1%literacy
- 141007PIN code

## Kakowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kakowal is 141007.** Kakowal falls in Ludhiana (East) tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141007
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeLDH · Ludhiana Junction
- Census village code033480
- Gram panchayatKakowal

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

STD code: Wikidata. Station code: OpenStreetMap. RTO: district code.

## How to reach Kakowal?

Nearest railway station: **Ludhiana Junction**, 4.8 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○National highwayunder 5 km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationLudhiana Junction (LDH) · 4.8 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 14 km

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## How far is Kakowal from nearby cities?

- Ludhiana (tehsil HQ)7 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)7 km by road
- ○Chandigarh91 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar50 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar120 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi290 km straight-line

Road distances: Census village directory. Straight-line distances from coordinates (OpenStreetMap / GeoNames).

## Nearest hospital, school, bank and more to Kakowal

The closest named places mapped around Kakowal, with straight-line distance from the village centre.

- HospitalJ.D Maternity and General Hospital · 1.4 km
- Clinic / doctorJoshi Clinic · 0.9 km
- SchoolDhillon Public Senior Secondary School · 1.0 km
- College / universityJ. S. College Chandauli, Belsand, Sitamarhi · 1.5 km
- BankBank of Baroda · 0.2 km
- ATMHDFC Bank ATM · 0.7 km
- Post officeHead Post Office · 6.2 km
- Police stationMeharban Police Station · 3.1 km
- Bus standISBT Ludhiana · 6.5 km
- PharmacyShri Ram Medicos · 1.6 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 1.9 km
- MarketDhyan Singh Complex · 6.4 km
- GurdwaraGurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar Ber Sahib · 2.6 km
- TempleShivala Jaswant Rai Thapar · 3.5 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright); [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

Mapped places only; a closer facility may exist but not be mapped yet.

## What is the population of Kakowal?

5,792 residents — 3,161 male, 2,631 female — in 1,157 households, about 5.0 per household.

■ Kakowal · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**859

Working population ****32.2%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 182 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (16%) · **■** Household industry 49 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,272 (68%) · **■** Marginal 71 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232).

## What facilities are there in Kakowal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kakowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mangat
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ludhiana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

Surveyed for reference year 2009; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kakowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 53% of the land is sown and 132 hectares are irrigated, 100% by tube wells.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Women and men in Kakowal

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 74.0% for women — a gap of 11.2 points. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

Literacy — men ****85.2%**

Literacy — women ****74.0%**

Working — men ****54%**

Working — women ****6%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232).

## Schools and health care in Kakowal

### Schools in the village

- ●Pre-primary school1 govt
- ●Primary school1 govt
- ●Middle school1 govt

### Health care in the village

- ●Veterinary hospital1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Kakowal

- Roads in the villageBlack-topped (pucca) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportTractors, Animal carts
- ConnectivityLandline phones, Mobile coverage, Daily newspaper

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Sanitation and drainage in Kakowal

- ●Drainageopen drains
- ○Total Sanitation Campaign areaNo

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Land, irrigation and power in Kakowal

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 132 (53%) · **■** Non-farm use 118 (47%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 132 (100%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms8 h summer · 8 h winter
- Power for shops12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## How Kakowal ranks

- Population in Ludhiana (East) tehsil6th of 181
- Population in Ludhiana district24th of 885
- Literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil73rd of 181
- Women's literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil81st of 181

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Kakowal and best time to visit

The most comfortable months are **October to March**, when average temperatures are 12–27 °C and rain is light. May and June are very hot; most rain falls in July and August.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Villages near Kakowal

- Bajra · 0.8 km · 6,981 people
- Nurwala · 0.9 km · 1,346 people
- Kaneja · 2.1 km · 1,829 people
- Sujatwala · 2.1 km · 1,012 people
- Bahadarke · 2.5 km · 3,447 people
- Meharban · 2.9 km · 7,873 people

[All 184 villages in Ludhiana (East) tehsil](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/ludhiana-east/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kakowal?141007
- Which district is Kakowal in?Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (East) tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Kakowal?Ludhiana Junction (LDH), about 4.8 km away
- How far is Kakowal from Ludhiana?7 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Kakowal?J.D Maternity and General Hospital, about 1.4 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Kakowal?5,792 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Kakowal?wheat, paddy and potato