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

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Village · Jagraon tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Virk

Virk is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **142024**. It is 19 km by road from Jagraon and 40 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **1,617 people in 324 households**, the 57th largest of 139 villages in the tehsil.

- 1,617people (2011)
- 324households
- 78.3%literacy
- 142024PIN code

## Virk PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Virk is 142024.** Virk falls in Jagraon tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code142024
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeCKM · Chaukiman
- Census village code033803
- Gram panchayatVirk

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 Virk?

Nearest railway station: **Chaukiman**, 5.9 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) · 5.9 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 38 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 Virk from nearby cities?

- Jagraon (tehsil HQ)19 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)40 km by road
- ○Chandigarh119 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar51 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar106 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi297 km straight-line

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

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

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

- HospitalSukhmani Clinic Mullanpur · 3.0 km
- Clinic / doctorDr. Balwir Singh's Clinic · 2.8 km
- SchoolGovernment Primary School · 2.3 km
- College / universityKhalsa College for Women · 4.3 km
- BankHDFC Bank · 3.1 km
- ATMHDFC Bank ATM · 3.1 km
- Post officeHead Post Office · 11 km
- Police stationCity Police Station · 9.7 km
- PharmacyMittal Medical Hall · 11 km
- Fuel stationSidhu Filling Station · 4.4 km
- MarketDana Mandi · 3.1 km
- GurdwaraGurdwara Sahib · 2.6 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 Virk?

1,617 residents — 825 male, 792 female — in 324 households, about 5.0 per household.

■ Virk · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**859

Working population ****64.4%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 211 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (14%) · **■** Household industry 451 (43%) · **■** Other work 178 (17%) · **■** Marginal 53 (5%)

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

## What facilities are there in Virk?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Virk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Self-help groupIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sidhwamn Kalan
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sidhwan Khurd
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Virk known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 90% of the land is sown and 544 hectares are irrigated, 97% 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 Virk

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 72.2% for women — a gap of 11.8 points. 63% of men and 65% of women work.

Literacy — men ****84.0%**

Literacy — women ****72.2%**

Working — men ****63%**

Working — women ****65%**

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

## Schools and health care in Virk

### Schools in the village

- ●Primary school1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle school1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary school1 govt · 1 private

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

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Virk

- Roads in the villageOther district road, Black-topped (pucca) road, Gravel (kuchha) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportTaxis, Vans, Tractors, 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 Virk

- ●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 Virk

### Land use (hectares)

******

**■** Net sown 544 (90%) · **■** Non-farm use 1 (0%) · **■** Forest 59 (10%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

****

**■** Tube wells / wells 530 (97%) · **■** Canals 14 (3%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 18 h winter
- Power for farms4 h summer · 6 h winter
- Power for shops12 h summer · 10 h winter

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

## How Virk ranks

- Population in Jagraon tehsil57th of 139
- Population in Ludhiana district318th of 885
- Literacy in Jagraon tehsil60th of 139
- Women's literacy in Jagraon tehsil63rd of 139

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Virk 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 Virk

- Barsal · 1.7 km · 1,952 people
- Sangatpura · 2.7 km · 1,124 people
- Swaddi Kalan · 2.8 km · 4,804 people
- Bazurg · 3.3 km · 1,418 people
- Dhothar · 3.5 km · 604 people
- Sidhwan Khurd · 4.1 km · 1,657 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Virk?142024
- Which district is Virk in?Ludhiana district (Jagraon tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Virk?Chaukiman (CKM), about 5.9 km away
- How far is Virk from Ludhiana?40 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Virk?Sukhmani Clinic Mullanpur, about 3.0 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Virk?1,617 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Virk?wheat, paddy and maize