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

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Village · Ludhiana (East) tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Jarkhar

Jarkhar is a village in Ludhiana (East) tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141206**. It is 10 km by road from Ludhiana and 10 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **1,240 people in 240 households**, the 80th largest of 181 villages in the tehsil.

- 1,240people (2011)
- 240households
- 87.1%literacy
- 141206PIN code

## Jarkhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jarkhar is 141206.** Jarkhar falls in Ludhiana (East) tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141206
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeJSL · Jassowal
- Census village code033516
- Gram panchayatJarkhar

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 Jarkhar?

Nearest railway station: **Jassowal**, 5.1 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 stationJassowal (JSL) · 5.1 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 8.7 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 Jarkhar from nearby cities?

- Ludhiana (tehsil HQ)10 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)10 km by road
- ○Chandigarh87 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar65 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar132 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi274 km straight-line

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

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

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

- HospitalSahaita Charitable Hospital · 1.7 km
- Clinic / doctorDr. Jaimal Clinic · 1.8 km
- SchoolDashmesh Public School,Kaind · 1.7 km
- College / universityBhutta College of Engineering & Technology · 3.9 km
- BankHDFC Bank · 1.5 km
- ATMAxis Bank · 3.1 km
- Post officeShimlapuri Post Office · 7.4 km
- Police stationPolice Station-Kanganwal · 6.6 km
- Bus standbus stop - Ghawaddi · 2.3 km
- PharmacyGarewal Medical Store · 2.5 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 1.5 km
- MarketBatra Dairy · 2.3 km
- GurdwaraGurudwara sahib , Ghawaddi · 2.3 km
- TempleGuga Baba · 5.3 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 Jarkhar?

1,240 residents — 656 male, 584 female — in 240 households, about 5.2 per household.

■ Jarkhar · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**859

Working population ****34.4%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (6%) · **■** Household industry 21 (5%) · **■** Other work 268 (63%) · **■** Marginal 36 (8%)

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

## What facilities are there in Jarkhar?

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

### In the village

- ●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
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Jarkhar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 84% of the land is sown and 163 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 Jarkhar

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 80.2% for women — a gap of 13.2 points. 61% of men and 5% of women work.

Literacy — men ****93.3%**

Literacy — women ****80.2%**

Working — men ****61%**

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 Jarkhar

### Schools in the village

- ●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 Jarkhar

- Roads in the villageBlack-topped (pucca) road, Gravel (kuchha) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportTaxis, Vans, Tractors, 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 Jarkhar

- ●Drainageclosed drains, open drains
- ●Total Sanitation Campaign areaYes
- ○Waste disposalNo system (garbage on road)

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

## Land, irrigation and power in Jarkhar

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 163 (84%) · **■** Non-farm use 30 (16%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 163 (100%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms8 h summer · 8 h winter
- Power for shops20 h summer · 20 h winter

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

## How Jarkhar ranks

- Population in Ludhiana (East) tehsil80th of 181
- Population in Ludhiana district428th of 885
- Literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil7th of 181
- Women's literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil23rd of 181

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Jarkhar 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 Jarkhar

- Dangora · 0.4 km · 557 people
- Sarih · 1.3 km · 2,638 people
- Khanpur · 1.8 km · 3,567 people
- Ghawaddi · 2.4 km · 3,359 people
- Alamgir · 2.6 km · 3,498 people
- Ranian · 2.6 km · 2,117 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 Jarkhar?141206
- Which district is Jarkhar in?Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (East) tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Jarkhar?Jassowal (JSL), about 5.1 km away
- How far is Jarkhar from Ludhiana?10 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Jarkhar?Sahaita Charitable Hospital, about 1.7 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Jarkhar?1,240 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Jarkhar?wheat, paddy and potato