Kakuwala

Kakuwala
Village
Kakuwala
Coordinates: 30°0′18.17″N 76°0′30.16″E / 30.0050472°N 76.0083778°E / 30.0050472; 76.0083778Coordinates: 30°0′18.17″N 76°0′30.16″E / 30.0050472°N 76.0083778°E / 30.0050472; 76.0083778
Country India
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Population (2011)
  Total 1,003
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 148036
Telephone code 91-1675

Kakuwala (Punjabi: ਕਾਕੂਵਾਲਾ) is a small village in Sunam block of Sangrur District in Punjab, India,[1] which is situated on Sangrur-Patran National Highway - 71, about 30 km from Sangrur and 115 km from state capital of Chandigarh. Geographically, to its north lie Dirba and Khetla, to south-west lie the village of Ladbanjara Kalan while to its south-east are Patran and Dugal.[2] It is named after its founder landlord, Kaku Singh. Its population is about 1,000 with a total of 153 households.[3]

Facilities

Gurdwara Sahib, Kakuwala

Kakuwala has a primary school, a gurudwara and a nirankari bhawan.

References

  1. "Kakuwala , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ". Wikiedit.org. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  2. "Map Of Kakuwala Village In Sunam Tehsil". Satellitemappunjab.in. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  3. "Local information for Kakuwala". Geolysis.com. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
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