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

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Village · Jagraon tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Bir Akhara

Bir Akhara is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **142026**. It is 4 km by road from Jagraon and 45 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **62 people in 13 households**, the 137th largest of 139 villages in the tehsil.

- 62people (2011)
- 13households
- 66.7%literacy
- 142026PIN code

## Bir Akhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bir Akhara is 142026.** Bir Akhara falls in Jagraon tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code142026
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeJGN · Jagraon
- Census village code033775
- Gram panchayatBir Akhara

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 Bir Akhara?

Nearest railway station: **Jagraon**, 5.0 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○National highwayunder 5 km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationJagraon (JGN) · 5.0 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 46 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 Bir Akhara from nearby cities?

- Jagraon (tehsil HQ)4 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)45 km by road
- ○Chandigarh125 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar64 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar112 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi290 km straight-line

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

## Nearest hospital, school, bank and more to Bir Akhara

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

- HospitalNirvair Free Eye Hospital · 3.3 km
- Clinic / doctorRajindra Clinic · 4.0 km
- SchoolSanmati Vimal Jain Senior Secondary School · 4.2 km
- College / universitySanmati Government College of Science Education & Research · 2.3 km
- BankDCB Bank Jagraon · 2.0 km
- ATMAxis Bank ATM · 3.4 km
- Post officeHead Post Office · 4.2 km
- Police stationCity Police Station · 6.0 km
- PharmacyJeet Medical Store · 1.0 km
- Fuel stationIndianOil · 1.4 km
- MarketOld Grain Market · 4.6 km
- GurdwaraNanaksar · 7.4 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 Bir Akhara?

62 residents — 32 male, 30 female — in 13 households, about 4.8 per household.

■ Bir Akhara · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**859

Working population ****24.2%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (47%) · **■** Other work 1 (7%)

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

## What facilities are there in Bir Akhara?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bir Akhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Agwar Rahlon
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jagraon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jagraon
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Jagaron
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Bir Akhara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 93% of the land is sown and 101 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 Bir Akhara

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 65.4% for women — a gap of 2.5 points. 47% of men and 0% of women work.

Literacy — men ****67.9%**

Literacy — women ****65.4%**

Working — men ****47%**

Working — women ****0%**

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

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Bir Akhara

- Roads in the villageMajor district road, Black-topped (pucca) road, Gravel (kuchha) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportTractors, Cycle rickshaws, E-rickshaws, Animal carts
- 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 Bir Akhara

- ●Drainageopen drains
- ○Total Sanitation Campaign areaNo

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

## Land, irrigation and power in Bir Akhara

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 101 (93%) · **■** Non-farm use 8 (7%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

****

**■** Tube wells / wells 2 (2%) · **■** Canals 99 (98%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms8 h summer · 10 h winter

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

## How Bir Akhara ranks

- Population in Jagraon tehsil137th of 139
- Population in Ludhiana district871st of 885
- Literacy in Jagraon tehsil123rd of 139
- Women's literacy in Jagraon tehsil100th of 139

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Bir Akhara 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.

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

## Villages near Bir Akhara

- Akhara · 1.2 km · 4,548 people
- Agwar rahlan · 1.4 km · 1,343 people
- Agwar Ladhai · 2.4 km · 670 people
- Dholan · 3.5 km · 4,736 people
- Agwar Pona · 3.5 km · 1,771 people
- Roomi · 4.2 km · 3,363 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bir Akhara?142026
- Which district is Bir Akhara in?Ludhiana district (Jagraon tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Bir Akhara?Jagraon (JGN), about 5.0 km away
- How far is Bir Akhara from Ludhiana?45 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Bir Akhara?Nirvair Free Eye Hospital, about 3.3 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Bir Akhara?62 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Bir Akhara?wheat, paddy and maize