# Kakron Village, Rup Nagar, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/kakron/ Village · Rup Nagar, Rupnagar # Kakron Kakron is a village in Rup Nagar sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140116**. The 2011 Census counted **635 people in 130 households**, the 69th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 635people (2011) - 130households - 85.3%literacy - 140116PIN code ## Kakron PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kakron is 140116.** Kakron falls in Rup Nagar sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140116 - Gram panchayatKakron - Community development blockRupnagar - Census village code038755 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kakron from nearby towns? - Rupnagar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)11 km by road - Kurali (nearest town)11 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 Kakron? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Kakron; 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kishanpura - ○Degree college10+ km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Kakron known for? The main crops are **milk, jiri, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include ghee, atta, rice and rice. About 77% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Kakron Of every 100 households in Kakron in 2011, 99 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Kakron · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****68%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **35% Tap water ****35%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **65% Use banking services ****75%** **76% Television ****91%** **85% Mobile phone ****82%** **76% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****67%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kakron? ■ Kakron · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **837 Working population ****21.7%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 80.7% for women. 39% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 69 (50%) · **■** Marginal 47 (34%) 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 - Dakala646 people - Abhepur Beli643 people - Chak Karman643 people - Bheora639 people - Kishanpura630 people - Lakhmipur622 people - Akalgarh Urf Burjwala611 people - Brahman Majra611 people [All 171 villages in Rup Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kakron?140116 - How far is Kakron from Rupnagar?11 km by road - What is the population of Kakron?635 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kakron in?Rupnagar district (Rup Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kakron?85.3% (Census 2011)