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

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Village · Ludhiana (East) tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Silon Kalan

Silon Kalan is a village in Ludhiana (East) tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141206**. It is 22 km by road from Ludhiana and 22 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **1,302 people in 258 households**, the 76th largest of 181 villages in the tehsil.

- 1,302people (2011)
- 258households
- 81.7%literacy
- 141206PIN code

## Silon Kalan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code141206
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeSNL · Sanehwal
- Census village code033513
- Gram panchayatSilon Kalan

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 Silon Kalan?

Nearest railway station: **Sanehwal**, 7.5 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 stationSanehwal (SNL) · 7.5 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 8.1 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 Silon Kalan from nearby cities?

- Ludhiana (tehsil HQ)22 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)22 km by road
- ○Chandigarh82 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar69 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar137 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi270 km straight-line

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

## Nearest hospital, school, bank and more to Silon Kalan

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

- HospitalKamal Hospital · 2.5 km
- Clinic / doctorPeter Clinic · 5.5 km
- SchoolKalgidhar Academi Dugri · 2.8 km
- College / universityBhutta College of Engineering & Technology · 2.8 km
- BankAxis Bank Branch · 2.0 km
- ATMAxis Bank · 4.4 km
- Post officeDaba Road, Ludhiana (141014) · 11 km
- Police stationPolice Station Sahnewal · 7.0 km
- Bus standbus stop - Lapran · 3.2 km
- PharmacyAmbica Medical Hall · 6.0 km
- Fuel stationIndianOil · 2.1 km
- MarketBatra Dairy · 7.3 km
- GurdwaraGurdwara Somasar Sahib Pind Tibba · 3.2 km
- TempleGuga Baba · 9.8 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 Silon Kalan?

1,302 residents — 699 male, 603 female — in 258 households, about 5.0 per household.

■ Silon Kalan · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**859

Working population ****28.5%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (3%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 222 (60%) · **■** Marginal 46 (12%)

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

## What facilities are there in Silon Kalan?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Silon Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Commercial 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 schoolunder 5 km · Bhutta
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sahnewal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Silon Kalan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 82% of the land is sown and 179 hectares are irrigated, 94% 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 Silon Kalan

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 77.8% for women — a gap of 7.3 points. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

Literacy — men ****85.1%**

Literacy — women ****77.8%**

Working — men ****49%**

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 Silon Kalan

### 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 Silon Kalan

- Roads in the villageBlack-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 Silon Kalan

- ●Drainageclosed drains, open 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 Silon Kalan

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 179 (82%) · **■** Non-farm use 38 (18%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

****

**■** Tube wells / wells 169 (94%) · **■** Canals 10 (6%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms8 h summer · 8 h winter
- Power for shops8 h summer · 14 h winter

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

## How Silon Kalan ranks

- Population in Ludhiana (East) tehsil76th of 181
- Population in Ludhiana district404th of 885
- Literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil60th of 181
- Women's literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil43rd of 181

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Homes and amenities in Silon Kalan

Of every 100 households in Silon Kalan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Silon Kalan · ■ Ludhiana (East) rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**13%

Tap water ****38%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**41%

Use banking services ****76%**

**57%

Television ****81%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**44%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**12%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Silon Kalan 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 Silon Kalan

- Bhagwanpura · 1.0 km · 360 people
- Paddi · 1.1 km · 2,122 people
- Silon Khurd · 1.2 km · 818 people
- Gidri · 2.4 km · 1,394 people
- Jassar · 2.4 km · 1,138 people
- Doburji · 2.5 km · 1,293 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 Silon Kalan?141206
- Which district is Silon Kalan in?Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (East) tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Silon Kalan?Sanehwal (SNL), about 7.5 km away
- How far is Silon Kalan from Ludhiana?22 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Silon Kalan?Kamal Hospital, about 2.5 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Silon Kalan?1,302 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Silon Kalan?wheat, paddy and potato