# Kakra Village, Samana, Patiala (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Samana, Patiala 

# Kakra

Kakra is a village in Samana sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code **147001**. The 2011 Census counted **682 people in 129 households**, the 59th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 682people (2011)
- 129households
- 70.5%literacy
- 147001PIN code

## Kakra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kakra is 147001.** Kakra falls in Samana sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab.

- PIN code147001
- Gram panchayatKakran
- Community development blockSamana
- Census village code036196

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

## How far is Kakra from nearby towns?

- Samana (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Patiala (district HQ)26 km by road
- Samana (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 Kakra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kakra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Samana
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Samana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patiala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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 Kakra known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and makki**. About 59% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Kakra

Of every 100 households in Kakra in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Kakra · ■ Samana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**21%

Tap water ****34%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**66%

Use banking services ****85%**

**66%

Television ****90%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****67%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**10%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Kakra?

■ Kakra · ■ Samana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**885

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**808

Working population ****33.3%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 62.9% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 136 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 88 (39%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Samana

- Asarpur770 people
- Jamalpur739 people
- Munda Khera Alias Belumajra727 people
- Kheri Bhima721 people
- Chupki660 people
- Kamashpur645 people
- Khanpur Gahrian643 people
- Balamgarh620 people

[All 73 villages in Samana](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/samana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kakra?147001
- How far is Kakra from Patiala?26 km by road
- What is the population of Kakra?682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakra in?Patiala district (Samana sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kakra?70.5% (Census 2011)