# Kakrala Village, Samana, Patiala (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/samana/kakrala/ Village · Samana, Patiala # Kakrala Kakrala is a village in Samana sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code **147201**. The 2011 Census counted **7,165 people in 1,431 households**, the 1st largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 7,165people (2011) - 1,431households - 61.3%literacy - 147201PIN code ## Kakrala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kakrala is 147201.** Kakrala falls in Samana sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab. - PIN code147201 - Gram panchayatKakrala - Community development blockSamana - Census village code036161 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kakrala from nearby towns? - Samana (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Patiala (district HQ)40 km by road - Samana (nearest town)13 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 Kakrala? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kakrala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Samana - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samana - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Kakrala known for? The main crops are **wheat, wheat and makki**. About 92% of the 1,894 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,740 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 Kakrala Of every 100 households in Kakrala in 2011, 98 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Kakrala · ■ Samana rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****83%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **21% Tap water ****62%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **66% Use banking services ****64%** **66% Television ****80%** **78% Mobile phone ****74%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****44%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **10% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kakrala? ■ Kakrala · ■ Samana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%** **62.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786** **808 Working population ****32.9%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.0% for men and 56.2% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 721 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 234 (10%) · **■** Household industry 34 (1%) · **■** Other work 895 (38%) · **■** Marginal 471 (20%) 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 - Kularan6,707 people - Samana5,825 people - Bahmana4,800 people - Dhanetha3,862 people [All 73 villages in Samana](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/samana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kakrala?147201 - How far is Kakrala from Patiala?40 km by road - What is the population of Kakrala?7,165 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kakrala in?Patiala district (Samana sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kakrala?61.3% (Census 2011)