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

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Village · Jagraon tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Burj Kalara

Burj Kalara is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **142031**. It is 24 km by road from Jagraon and 64 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **1,460 people in 287 households**, the 66th largest of 139 villages in the tehsil.

- 1,460people (2011)
- 287households
- 71.2%literacy
- 142031PIN code

## Burj Kalara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Burj Kalara is 142031.** Burj Kalara falls in Jagraon tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code142031
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeNNKR · Nanaksar
- Census village code033757
- Gram panchayatBurj Kalara

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 Burj Kalara?

Nearest railway station: **Nanaksar**, 24 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○National highwayunder 5 km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationNanaksar (NNKR) · 24 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 60 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 Burj Kalara from nearby cities?

- Jagraon (tehsil HQ)24 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)64 km by road
- ○Chandigarh133 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar84 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar126 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi280 km straight-line

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

## Nearest hospital, school, bank and more to Burj Kalara

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

- HospitalPHC Bassian · 14 km
- SchoolGovernment Senior Secondary School · 9.0 km
- BankAxis Bank · 11 km
- Fuel stationPetrol Pump · 10 km
- MarketGrain Market · 9.9 km
- GurdwaraGurudwara Gurusar Sahib · 6.6 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 Burj Kalara?

1,460 residents — 774 male, 686 female — in 287 households, about 5.1 per household.

■ Burj Kalara · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**859

Working population ****33.2%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (27%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 93 (19%) · **■** Marginal 24 (5%)

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

## What facilities are there in Burj Kalara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Burj Kalara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Self-help groupIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manuke
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagron
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagron
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Burj Kalara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and dal**. About 88% of the land is sown and 303 hectares are irrigated, 74% 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 Burj Kalara

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 63.8% for women — a gap of 14.0 points. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

Literacy — men ****77.8%**

Literacy — women ****63.8%**

Working — men ****55%**

Working — women ****8%**

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

## Schools and health care in Burj Kalara

### Schools in the village

- ●Primary school1 govt

### Health care in the village

- Medicine shops2

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

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Burj Kalara

- Roads in the villageBlack-topped (pucca) road, Gravel (kuchha) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportTractors, 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 Burj Kalara

- ●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 Burj Kalara

### Land use (hectares)

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**■** Net sown 303 (88%) · **■** Non-farm use 40 (12%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

****

**■** Tube wells / wells 224 (74%) · **■** Canals 79 (26%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes16 h summer · 18 h winter
- Power for farms12 h summer · 14 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 Burj Kalara ranks

- Population in Jagraon tehsil66th of 139
- Population in Ludhiana district362nd of 885
- Literacy in Jagraon tehsil103rd of 139
- Women's literacy in Jagraon tehsil108th of 139

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Homes and amenities in Burj Kalara

Of every 100 households in Burj Kalara in 2011, 99 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Burj Kalara · ■ Jagraon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**11%

Tap water ****53%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**85%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**49%

Use banking services ****75%**

**63%

Television ****75%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**13%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Weather in Burj Kalara 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 Burj Kalara

- Hathur · 2.8 km · 7,444 people
- Chakkar · 6.2 km · 6,423 people
- Lakha · 6.7 km · 5,805 people
- Pheru Raien · 7.9 km · 1,741 people
- Acharwal 171) · 8.6 km · 1,557 people
- Chak Bhai Ka · 9.0 km · 1,838 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Burj Kalara?142031
- Which district is Burj Kalara in?Ludhiana district (Jagraon tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Burj Kalara?Nanaksar (NNKR), about 24 km away
- How far is Burj Kalara from Ludhiana?64 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Burj Kalara?PHC Bassian, about 14 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Burj Kalara?1,460 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Burj Kalara?wheat, paddy and dal