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

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Village · Ludhiana (East) tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Kaneja

Kaneja is a village in Ludhiana (East) tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141007**. It is 8 km by road from Ludhiana and 8 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **1,829 people in 366 households**, the 56th largest of 181 villages in the tehsil.

- 1,829people (2011)
- 366households
- 67.3%literacy
- 141007PIN code

## Kaneja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kaneja is 141007.** Kaneja falls in Ludhiana (East) tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141007
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeLDH · Ludhiana Junction
- Census village code033481
- Gram panchayatKaneja

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 Kaneja?

Nearest railway station: **Ludhiana Junction**, 6.8 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○National highwayunder 5 km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationLudhiana Junction (LDH) · 6.8 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 Kaneja from nearby cities?

- Ludhiana (tehsil HQ)8 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)8 km by road
- ○Chandigarh90 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar49 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar120 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi291 km straight-line

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

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

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

- HospitalShri BR Memorial Hospital · 2.1 km
- Clinic / doctorFitwell Health Clinic · 2.3 km
- SchoolKeshva Sishu Niketan School · 2.2 km
- College / universityCT University, Punjab · 3.1 km
- BankAxis Bank Branch · 1.4 km
- ATMAxis Bank ATM · 1.9 km
- Post officeHead Post Office · 8.3 km
- Police stationMeharban Police Station · 2.6 km
- Bus standISBT Ludhiana · 8.5 km
- PharmacyShri Ram Medicos · 3.6 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 3.4 km
- MarketDhyan Singh Complex · 8.4 km
- GurdwaraGurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar Ber Sahib · 2.3 km
- TempleShivala Jaswant Rai Thapar · 5.5 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 Kaneja?

1,829 residents — 1,002 male, 827 female — in 366 households, about 5.0 per household.

■ Kaneja · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819**

**859

Working population ****34.2%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (16%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 475 (76%) · **■** Marginal 24 (4%)

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

## What facilities are there in Kaneja?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kaneja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mangat
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ludhiana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Kaneja known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 94% of the land is sown and 260 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 Kaneja

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 58.1% for women — a gap of 16.9 points. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

Literacy — men ****75.0%**

Literacy — women ****58.1%**

Working — men ****55%**

Working — women ****9%**

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

## Schools and health care in Kaneja

### Schools in the village

- ●Pre-primary school1 govt
- ●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 Kaneja

- Roads in the villageBlack-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 Kaneja

- ●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 Kaneja

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 260 (94%) · **■** Non-farm use 18 (6%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 260 (100%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms8 h summer · 8 h winter
- Power for shops12 h summer · 12 h winter

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

## How Kaneja ranks

- Population in Ludhiana (East) tehsil56th of 181
- Population in Ludhiana district266th of 885
- Literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil151st of 181
- Women's literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil162nd of 181

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Homes and amenities in Kaneja

Of every 100 households in Kaneja in 2011, 99 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kaneja · ■ Ludhiana (East) rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**13%

Tap water ****77%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**41%

Use banking services ****35%**

**57%

Television ****82%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**44%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**12%

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

**4%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Kaneja 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 Kaneja

- Sujatwala · 1.0 km · 1,012 people
- Dheri · 1.2 km · 1,236 people
- Bajra · 1.5 km · 6,981 people
- Sattowal · 1.7 km · 577 people
- Nurwala · 1.7 km · 1,346 people
- Kakowal · 2.1 km · 5,792 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 Kaneja?141007
- Which district is Kaneja in?Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (East) tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Kaneja?Ludhiana Junction (LDH), about 6.8 km away
- How far is Kaneja from Ludhiana?8 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Kaneja?Shri BR Memorial Hospital, about 2.1 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Kaneja?1,829 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Kaneja?wheat, paddy and potato