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

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Village · Ludhiana (East) tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Salkiana

Salkiana is a village in Ludhiana (East) tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141126**. It is 15 km by road from Ludhiana and 15 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **302 people in 61 households**, the 169th largest of 181 villages in the tehsil.

- 302people (2011)
- 61households
- 75.9%literacy
- 141126PIN code

## Salkiana PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code141126
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeSNL · Sanehwal
- Census village code033422
- Gram panchayatSalkiana

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 Salkiana?

Nearest railway station: **Sanehwal**, 15 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) · 15 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 14 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 Salkiana from nearby cities?

- Ludhiana (tehsil HQ)15 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)15 km by road
- ○Chandigarh77 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar58 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar131 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 Salkiana

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

- HospitalGovernment Hospital, Mattewara · 5.0 km
- Clinic / doctorBangali Clinic · 11 km
- SchoolJawahar Navodya Vidyalaya · 3.7 km
- College / universitySatguru Partap Singh Academy · 11 km
- BankPunjab National Bank · 2.5 km
- ATMHDFC Bank ATM · 7.0 km
- Police stationPolice station · 12 km
- Bus standghumaan adda · 12 km
- PharmacyDhawan · 13 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 1.7 km
- MarketGol Market · 14 km
- GurdwaraGurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar Ber Sahib · 12 km
- TempleDurga Mata Mandir · 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 Salkiana?

302 residents — 157 male, 145 female — in 61 households, about 5.0 per household.

■ Salkiana · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1545**

**859

Working population ****28.5%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (59%) · **■** Marginal 6 (7%)

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

## What facilities are there in Salkiana?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Salkiana; 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
- ●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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Salkiana known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 98% of the land is sown and 202 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 Salkiana

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 72.7% for women — a gap of 6.1 points. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

Literacy — men ****78.8%**

Literacy — women ****72.7%**

Working — men ****51%**

Working — women ****4%**

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

## Schools and health care in Salkiana

### 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 Salkiana

- Roads in the villageBlack-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 Salkiana

- ●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 Salkiana

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 202 (98%) · **■** Non-farm use 4 (2%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 202 (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 Salkiana ranks

- Population in Ludhiana (East) tehsil169th of 181
- Population in Ludhiana district802nd of 885
- Literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil111th of 181
- Women's literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil94th of 181

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Homes and amenities in Salkiana

Of every 100 households in Salkiana in 2011, 90 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Salkiana · ■ Ludhiana (East) rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**13%

Tap water ****8%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**41%

Use banking services ****22%**

**57%

Television ****68%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**44%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Salkiana 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 Salkiana

- Garcha · 1.1 km · 332 people
- Machhian Khurd · 1.3 km · 494 people
- Dholanwal · 1.4 km · 1,914 people
- Machhian Kalan · 1.6 km · 2,738 people
- Salempur · 2.0 km · 527 people
- Kalewal · 2.5 km · 441 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 Salkiana?141126
- Which district is Salkiana in?Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (East) tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Salkiana?Sanehwal (SNL), about 15 km away
- How far is Salkiana from Ludhiana?15 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Salkiana?Government Hospital, Mattewara, about 5.0 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Salkiana?302 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Salkiana?wheat, paddy and maize