Kakar Kalan (245)ਕਾਕਰ ਕਲਾਂ (245)

Where is Kakar Kalan (245)?

Kakar Kalan (245) is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and is served by the Kakar Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029755, and it covers 320 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,135 people in Kakar Kalan (245): 570 men and 565 women, living in 210 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 320 hectares, the population density works out to about 355 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 991 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 124, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 360 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.52 per cent and women at 71.46 per cent. The census recorded 380 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 371 main workers, the largest group, 176, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 151 cultivators on their own land and 42 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kakar Kalan (245)'s land. Of the village's 320 hectares, 289 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (289 hectares). About 31 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 155 cultivators and 43 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kakar Kalan (245) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raipur, Kakar Khurd, Gatti Pir Bakhsh and Kang Kalan.

What is the population of Kakar Kalan (245)?

The population of Kakar Kalan (245) was 1,135 at the 2011 census, living in 210 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Kakar Kalan (245) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kakar Kalan (245) has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.