# Taunsa Village, Khanna, Ludhiana – PIN Code, Distance, Map & Facilities

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Village · Khanna tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Taunsa

Taunsa is a village in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141414**. It is 17 km by road from Khanna and 47 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **917 people in 147 households**, the 50th largest of 67 villages in the tehsil.

- 917people (2011)
- 147households
- 74.1%literacy
- 141414PIN code

## Taunsa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Taunsa is 141414.** Taunsa falls in Khanna tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141414
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeKNN · Khanna
- Census village code033246
- Gram panchayatTaunsa

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 Taunsa?

Nearest railway station: **Khanna**, 14 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 stationKhanna (KNN) · 14 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 29 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 Taunsa from nearby cities?

- Khanna (tehsil HQ)17 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)47 km by road
- ○Chandigarh65 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar93 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar162 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi247 km straight-line

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

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

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

- HospitalGovernment Hospital, Rauni · 4.4 km
- Clinic / doctorGuru Amardass Clinic · 9.4 km
- SchoolDps Khanna · 11 km
- College / universityPhysical college patiala · 12 km
- BankPunjab National Bank - ATM · 4.1 km
- ATMAxis Bank · 4.6 km
- Police stationPunjab Police City · 13 km
- Bus standKhanna Bus Stand · 13 km
- PharmacyNature homeo pharmacy · 12 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 2.3 km
- MarketAmardas Market · 13 km
- GurdwaraGurudwara · 11 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 Taunsa?

917 residents — 468 male, 449 female — in 147 households, about 6.2 per household.

■ Taunsa · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**859

Working population ****29.6%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 117 (43%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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

## What facilities are there in Taunsa?

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

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Nasroli
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nasrali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khanna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samrala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Taunsa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and dal**. About 93% of the land is sown and 158 hectares are irrigated, 100% 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 Taunsa

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 67.8% for women — a gap of 12.2 points. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

Literacy — men ****80.0%**

Literacy — women ****67.8%**

Working — men ****54%**

Working — women ****4%**

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

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Taunsa

- Roads in the villageOther district road, Black-topped (pucca) 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 Taunsa

- ●Drainageopen drains
- ○Total Sanitation Campaign areaNo
- ●Door-to-door waste collectionYes

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

## Land, irrigation and power in Taunsa

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 158 (93%) · **■** Non-farm use 12 (7%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 158 (100%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms8 h summer · 9 h winter
- Power for shops8 h summer · 12 h winter

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

## How Taunsa ranks

- Population in Khanna tehsil50th of 67
- Population in Ludhiana district553rd of 885
- Literacy in Khanna tehsil59th of 67
- Women's literacy in Khanna tehsil61st of 67

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Homes and amenities in Taunsa

Of every 100 households in Taunsa in 2011, 97 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Taunsa · ■ Khanna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**13%

Tap water ****22%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**92%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**56%

Use banking services ****57%**

**67%

Television ****81%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****61%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**13%

None of these assets ****6%**

**3%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Taunsa 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 Taunsa

- Hol · 0.9 km · 1,475 people
- Ishanpur · 1.1 km · 938 people
- Panjrukha · 2.2 km · 972 people
- Rohnon Khurd · 2.2 km · 1,050 people
- Turmari · 2.5 km · 1,045 people
- Rohnon Kalan · 2.5 km · 2,070 people

[All 72 villages in Khanna tehsil](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/khanna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Taunsa?141414
- Which district is Taunsa in?Ludhiana district (Khanna tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Taunsa?Khanna (KNN), about 14 km away
- How far is Taunsa from Ludhiana?47 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Taunsa?Government Hospital, Rauni, about 4.4 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Taunsa?917 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Taunsa?wheat, paddy and dal