# Kakrala Village, Rup Nagar, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rup Nagar, Rupnagar 

# Kakrala

Kakrala is a village in Rup Nagar sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140129**. The 2011 Census counted **461 people in 88 households**, the 96th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 461people (2011)
- 88households
- 83.4%literacy
- 140129PIN code

## Kakrala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kakrala is 140129.** Kakrala falls in Rup Nagar sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code140129
- Gram panchayatKakrala
- Community development blockRupnagar
- Census village code038598

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?

- Rupnagar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Rupnagar (district HQ)23 km by road
- Anandpur Sahib (nearest town)16 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?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kakrala; 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
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bharatgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rupnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 **makki, paddy and oil seed**. Products made here include milk, rice and oil. About 65% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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, 29 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kakrala · ■ Rup Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**35%

Tap water ****23%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**65%

Use banking services ****79%**

**76%

Television ****79%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**12%

None of these assets ****7%**

**3%

Own their home ****86%**

**94%

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 · ■ Rup Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**837

Working population ****26.7%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 80.5% for women. 44% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (28%) · **■** Marginal 88 (72%)

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 Rup Nagar

- Santokhgarh465 people
- Nanakpur Alias Sharfabad464 people
- Bairampur462 people
- Chak Dhera461 people
- Mugal Majri455 people
- Gurdaspur451 people
- Panjoli447 people
- Bara Phool426 people

[All 171 villages in Rup Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kakrala?140129
- How far is Kakrala from Rupnagar?23 km by road
- What is the population of Kakrala?461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakrala in?Rupnagar district (Rup Nagar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kakrala?83.4% (Census 2011)