# Akuwal Village, Jagraon, Ludhiana – PIN Code, Distance, Map & Facilities

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/jagraon/akuwal/

Village · Jagraon tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Akuwal

Akuwal is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **142025**. It is 19 km by road from Jagraon and 38 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **446 people in 75 households**, the 123rd largest of 139 villages in the tehsil.

- 446people (2011)
- 75households
- 61.0%literacy
- 142025PIN code

## Akuwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akuwal is 142025.** Akuwal falls in Jagraon tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code142025
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeCKM · Chaukiman
- Census village code033846
- Gram panchayatAkuwal

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

STD code: Wikidata. Station code: OpenStreetMap. RTO: district code.

## How to reach Akuwal?

Nearest railway station: **Chaukiman**, 17 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○National highway10+ km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationChaukiman (CKM) · 17 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 44 km

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## How far is Akuwal from nearby cities?

- Jagraon (tehsil HQ)19 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)38 km by road
- ○Chandigarh124 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar41 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar95 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi308 km straight-line

Road distances: Census village directory. Straight-line distances from coordinates (OpenStreetMap / GeoNames).

## Nearest hospital, school, bank and more to Akuwal

The closest named places mapped around Akuwal, with straight-line distance from the village centre.

- HospitalDhaliwal Hospital · 12 km
- Clinic / doctorAmrit Clinic · 5.3 km
- SchoolSatya Bharti School · 11 km
- College / universityGuru Arjan Dev Polytechnic College · 3.5 km
- BankICICI Bank · 4.9 km
- ATMHDFC Bank ATM · 5.2 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 4.1 km
- MarketDana Mandi · 13 km
- GurdwaraGurdwara Jhirhi Sahib · 12 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright); [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

Mapped places only; a closer facility may exist but not be mapped yet.

## What is the population of Akuwal?

446 residents — 210 male, 236 female — in 75 households, about 5.9 per household.

■ Akuwal · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1124**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1769**

**859

Working population ****29.1%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 46 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (56%) · **■** Other work 11 (8%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232).

## What facilities are there in Akuwal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Akuwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sidhwan Bet
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagraon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagaron
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

Surveyed for reference year 2009; facilities may have changed.

## What is Akuwal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 89% of the land is sown and 170 hectares are irrigated, 2% by tube wells.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Women and men in Akuwal

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 54.2% for women — a gap of 13.7 points. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

Literacy — men ****67.9%**

Literacy — women ****54.2%**

Working — men ****55%**

Working — women ****6%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232).

## Schools and health care in Akuwal

### Schools in the village

- ●Pre-primary school1 govt
- ●Primary school1 govt
- ●Secondary school1 govt

### Health care in the village

- Medicine shops1

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Akuwal

- Roads in the villageOther district road, Black-topped (pucca) road, Gravel (kuchha) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportTractors, Cycle rickshaws, E-rickshaws
- ConnectivityLandline phones, Mobile coverage, Daily newspaper

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Sanitation and drainage in Akuwal

- ●Drainageopen drains
- ●Total Sanitation Campaign areaYes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Land, irrigation and power in Akuwal

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 170 (89%) · **■** Non-farm use 21 (11%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

****

**■** Tube wells / wells 3 (2%) · **■** Canals 167 (98%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms6 h summer · 7 h winter
- Power for shops12 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## How Akuwal ranks

- Population in Jagraon tehsil123rd of 139
- Population in Ludhiana district738th of 885
- Literacy in Jagraon tehsil131st of 139
- Women's literacy in Jagraon tehsil130th of 139

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Akuwal and best time to visit

The most comfortable months are **October to March**, when average temperatures are 12–27 °C and rain is light. May and June are very hot; most rain falls in July and August.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Villages near Akuwal

- Gag Kalan · 0.6 km · 499 people
- Bhaini Gujjran · 1.8 km · 784 people
- Sheikh Qutab · 2.4 km · 462 people
- Hujra · 2.5 km · 590 people
- Talwara · 2.9 km · 1,438 people
- Bhaini Araian · 3.2 km · 884 people

[All 139 villages in Jagraon tehsil](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/jagraon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akuwal?142025
- Which district is Akuwal in?Ludhiana district (Jagraon tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Akuwal?Chaukiman (CKM), about 17 km away
- How far is Akuwal from Ludhiana?38 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Akuwal?Dhaliwal Hospital, about 12 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Akuwal?446 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Akuwal?wheat, paddy and maize