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

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Village · Ludhiana (East) tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Garcha

Garcha is a village in Ludhiana (East) tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141126**. It is 15 km by road from Ludhiana and 16 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **332 people in 66 households**, the 163rd largest of 181 villages in the tehsil.

- 332people (2011)
- 66households
- 62.3%literacy
- 141126PIN code

## Garcha PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code141126
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeSNL · Sanehwal
- Census village code033423
- Gram panchayatGarcha

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 Garcha?

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

- ○Bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○National highway10+ km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationSanehwal (SNL) · 16 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 15 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 Garcha from nearby cities?

- Ludhiana (tehsil HQ)15 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)16 km by road
- ○Chandigarh76 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar59 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar132 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi285 km straight-line

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

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

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

- HospitalGovernment Hospital, Mattewara · 5.8 km
- Clinic / doctorBangali Clinic · 12 km
- SchoolJawahar Navodya Vidyalaya · 4.8 km
- College / universitySatguru Partap Singh Academy · 11 km
- BankPunjab National Bank · 1.7 km
- ATMHDFC Bank ATM · 7.0 km
- Police stationPolice station · 13 km
- Bus standghumaan adda · 11 km
- PharmacyDhawan · 14 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 1.0 km
- MarketGol Market · 15 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 Garcha?

332 residents — 184 male, 148 female — in 66 households, about 5.0 per household.

■ Garcha · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****804**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**859

Working population ****34.0%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (51%) · **■** Marginal 11 (10%)

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

## What facilities are there in Garcha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Garcha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kandiala Kalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Garcha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 66% of the land is sown and 94 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 Garcha

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 54.3% for women — a gap of 15.1 points. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

Literacy — men ****69.5%**

Literacy — women ****54.3%**

Working — men ****58%**

Working — women ****5%**

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

## Schools and health care in Garcha

### Schools in the village

- ●Primary 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 Garcha

- Roads in the villageOther district road, Black-topped (pucca) road, Gravel (kuchha) 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 Garcha

- ●Drainageopen drains
- ●Total Sanitation Campaign areaYes
- ●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 Garcha

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 94 (66%) · **■** Non-farm use 48 (34%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 94 (100%)

### 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 Garcha ranks

- Population in Ludhiana (East) tehsil163rd of 181
- Population in Ludhiana district790th of 885
- Literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil166th of 181
- Women's literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil173rd of 181

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Garcha 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 Garcha

- Dholanwal · 0.5 km · 1,914 people
- Salkiana · 1.1 km · 302 people
- Salempur · 1.3 km · 527 people
- Kalewal · 1.4 km · 441 people
- Chaunta · 2.1 km · 2,295 people
- Machhian Kalan · 2.1 km · 2,738 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 Garcha?141126
- Which district is Garcha in?Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (East) tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Garcha?Sanehwal (SNL), about 16 km away
- How far is Garcha from Ludhiana?16 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Garcha?Government Hospital, Mattewara, about 5.8 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Garcha?332 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Garcha?wheat, paddy and potato