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

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Village · Ludhiana (East) tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Shankar

Shankar is a village in Ludhiana (East) tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141206**. It is 18 km by road from Ludhiana and 18 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **2,766 people in 538 households**, the 21st largest of 181 villages in the tehsil.

- 2,766people (2011)
- 538households
- 81.1%literacy
- 141206PIN code

## Shankar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code141206
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeQRP · Kila Raipur
- Census village code033518
- Gram panchayatShankar

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 Shankar?

Nearest railway station: **Kila Raipur**, 5.5 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○National highway10+ km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationKila Raipur (QRP) · 5.5 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 12 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 Shankar from nearby cities?

- Ludhiana (tehsil HQ)18 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)18 km by road
- ○Chandigarh87 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar69 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar135 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi271 km straight-line

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

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

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

- HospitalSukh Sansar Hospital · 3.1 km
- Clinic / doctorDr. Jaimal Clinic · 5.3 km
- SchoolGuru Harkishan Public School, Ghawaddi · 1.9 km
- College / universityBhutta College of Engineering & Technology · 2.5 km
- BankAxis Bank Branch · 2.9 km
- ATMOBC atm · 3.6 km
- Post officeShimlapuri Post Office · 11 km
- Police stationpolice station dehlon · 4.0 km
- Bus standbus stop - Ghawaddi · 2.1 km
- PharmacyGarewal Medical Store · 5.0 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 1.6 km
- MarketBatra Dairy · 6.0 km
- GurdwaraGurudwara sahib , Ghawaddi · 2.0 km
- TempleGuga Baba · 9.3 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 Shankar?

2,766 residents — 1,449 male, 1,317 female — in 538 households, about 5.1 per household.

■ Shankar · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**859

Working population ****32.0%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 126 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (10%) · **■** Household industry 38 (4%) · **■** Other work 545 (62%) · **■** Marginal 91 (10%)

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

## What facilities are there in Shankar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Shankar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Delhon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Shankar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and dal**. About 87% of the land is sown and 377 hectares are irrigated, 64% 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 Shankar

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 75.0% for women — a gap of 11.6 points. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

Literacy — men ****86.6%**

Literacy — women ****75.0%**

Working — men ****52%**

Working — women ****10%**

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

## Schools and health care in Shankar

### Schools in the village

- ●Primary school1 govt
- ●Middle school1 govt

### Health care in the village

- ●Mobile health clinic1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics

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

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Shankar

- Roads in the villageMajor district road, Other district road, Black-topped (pucca) road, Gravel (kuchha) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportAuto-rickshaws, Taxis, 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 Shankar

- ●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 Shankar

### Land use (hectares)

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**■** Net sown 377 (87%) · **■** Non-farm use 58 (13%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

****

**■** Tube wells / wells 242 (64%) · **■** Canals 135 (36%)

### 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 Shankar ranks

- Population in Ludhiana (East) tehsil21st of 181
- Population in Ludhiana district126th of 885
- Literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil65th of 181
- Women's literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil71st of 181

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Shankar 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 Shankar

- Bool · 1.8 km · 1,066 people
- Ghawaddi · 2.0 km · 3,359 people
- Bhutta · 3.0 km · 2,667 people
- Rurka · 3.0 km · 2,681 people
- Kaind · 3.3 km · 899 people
- Saya Khurd · 3.5 km · 1,019 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 Shankar?141206
- Which district is Shankar in?Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (East) tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Shankar?Kila Raipur (QRP), about 5.5 km away
- How far is Shankar from Ludhiana?18 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Shankar?Sukh Sansar Hospital, about 3.1 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Shankar?2,766 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Shankar?wheat, paddy and dal