# Dholanwal Village, Ludhiana (East), Ludhiana – PIN Code, Distance, Map & Facilities

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Village · Ludhiana (East) tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Dholanwal

ਢੋਲਾਂਵਾਲ

Dholanwal is a village in Ludhiana (East) tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141126**. It is 19 km by road from Ludhiana and 19 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **1,914 people in 341 households**, the 51st largest of 181 villages in the tehsil.

- 1,914people (2011)
- 341households
- 63.7%literacy
- 141126PIN code

## Dholanwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dholanwal is 141126.** Dholanwal falls in Ludhiana (East) tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141126
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeSNL · Sanehwal
- Census village code033413
- Gram panchayatDholanwal

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 Dholanwal?

Nearest railway station: **Sanehwal**, 16 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ●Bus serviceIn village
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○National highway10+ km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationSanehwal (SNL) · 16 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 16 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 Dholanwal from nearby cities?

- Ludhiana (tehsil HQ)19 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)19 km by road
- ○Chandigarh77 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar58 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar132 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi286 km straight-line

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

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

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

- HospitalGovernment Hospital, Mattewara · 5.6 km
- Clinic / doctorBangali Clinic · 12 km
- SchoolJawahar Navodya Vidyalaya · 5.0 km
- College / universitySatguru Partap Singh Academy · 12 km
- BankPunjab National Bank · 2.2 km
- ATMHDFC Bank ATM · 7.6 km
- Police stationMeharban Police Station · 13 km
- Bus standghumaan adda · 11 km
- PharmacyDhawan · 14 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 1.5 km
- GurdwaraGurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar Ber Sahib · 13 km
- TempleDurga Mata Mandir · 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 Dholanwal?

1,914 residents — 1,040 male, 874 female — in 341 households, about 5.6 per household.

■ Dholanwal · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****740**

**859

Working population ****39.0%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (7%) · **■** Household industry 172 (23%) · **■** Other work 391 (52%) · **■** Marginal 87 (12%)

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

## What facilities are there in Dholanwal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dholanwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 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 and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Dholanwal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 90% of the land is sown and 173 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 Dholanwal

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 56.0% for women — a gap of 14.4 points. 51% of men and 25% of women work.

Literacy — men ****70.4%**

Literacy — women ****56.0%**

Working — men ****51%**

Working — women ****25%**

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

## Schools and health care in Dholanwal

### Schools in the village

- ●Pre-primary school1 govt
- ●Primary school1 govt
- ●Middle school1 govt
- ●Secondary school1 govt
- ●Senior secondary school1 govt

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

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Dholanwal

- Roads in the villageMajor district road, Other district road, Black-topped (pucca) 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 Dholanwal

- ●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 Dholanwal

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 173 (90%) · **■** Non-farm use 19 (10%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 173 (100%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms6 h summer · 9 h winter
- Power for shops10 h summer · 14 h winter

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

## How Dholanwal ranks

- Population in Ludhiana (East) tehsil51st of 181
- Population in Ludhiana district251st of 885
- Literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil165th of 181
- Women's literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil168th of 181

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Homes and amenities in Dholanwal

Of every 100 households in Dholanwal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dholanwal · ■ Ludhiana (East) rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**13%

Tap water ****39%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**41%

Use banking services ****40%**

**57%

Television ****74%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**44%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**12%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**87%

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 Dholanwal 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 Dholanwal

- Garcha · 0.5 km · 332 people
- Kalewal · 1.2 km · 441 people
- Salkiana · 1.4 km · 302 people
- Salempur · 1.8 km · 527 people
- Machhian Kalan · 1.9 km · 2,738 people
- Machhian Khurd · 2.3 km · 494 people

[All 184 villages in Ludhiana (East) tehsil](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/ludhiana-east/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dholanwal?141126
- Which district is Dholanwal in?Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (East) tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Dholanwal?Sanehwal (SNL), about 16 km away
- How far is Dholanwal from Ludhiana?19 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Dholanwal?Government Hospital, Mattewara, about 5.6 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Dholanwal?1,914 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Dholanwal?wheat, paddy and potato