Kakar Kalan (76)ਕਾਕਰ ਕਲਾਂ (76)

Where is Kakar Kalan (76)?

Kakar Kalan (76) is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Shahkot, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Shahkot community development block and is served by the Kakar Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029825, and it covers 256 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,456 people in Kakar Kalan (76): 784 men and 672 women, living in 304 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 256 hectares, the population density works out to about 569 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 857 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 170, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,204 people, about 83 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.81 per cent and women at 59.23 per cent. The census recorded 492 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 446 main workers, the largest group, 300, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 113 agricultural labourers and 32 cultivators on their own land. A further 46 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kakar Kalan (76)'s land. Of the village's 256 hectares, 234 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (234 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 34 cultivators and 150 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kakar Kalan (76) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Shahkot, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tut Shersingh, Nawan Qila, Sadiqpur and Billi Chaharmi.

What is the population of Kakar Kalan (76)?

The population of Kakar Kalan (76) was 1,456 at the 2011 census, living in 304 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Kakar Kalan (76) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kakar Kalan (76) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.