# Chark Village, Ludhiana (West), Ludhiana – PIN Code, Distance, Map & Facilities

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Village · Ludhiana (West) tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Chark

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Chark is a village in Ludhiana (West) tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141008**. It is 14 km by road from Ludhiana and 14 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **1,161 people in 240 households**, the 78th largest of 125 villages in the tehsil.

- 1,161people (2011)
- 240households
- 54.6%literacy
- 141008PIN code

## Chark PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chark is 141008.** Chark falls in Ludhiana (West) tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141008
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeLDH · Ludhiana Junction
- Census village code033640
- Gram panchayatChark

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 Chark?

Nearest railway station: **Ludhiana Junction**, 1.5 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○National highway5–10 km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationLudhiana Junction (LDH) · 1.5 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 11 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 Chark from nearby cities?

- Ludhiana (tehsil HQ)14 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)14 km by road
- ○Chandigarh91 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar54 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar123 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 Chark

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

- HospitalShilpy Hospital · 0.2 km
- Clinic / doctorRC Dashmesh Nagar · 0.7 km
- SchoolR N S Public School · 0.4 km
- College / universityRamgarhia Girls College · 0.2 km
- BankIndusInd Bank · 0.0 km
- ATMAxis Bank ATM · 0.0 km
- Post officeHead Post Office · 1.9 km
- Police stationPoloce Station Miller Ganj · 0.1 km
- Bus standISBT Ludhiana · 1.1 km
- PharmacyPradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra · 0.8 km
- Fuel stationIndianoil · 0.2 km
- MarketDhyan Singh Complex · 1.2 km
- GurdwaraGurudwara DukhNivaran Sahib · 0.6 km
- TempleGyan Sthal Mandir · 1.1 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 Chark?

1,161 residents — 594 male, 567 female — in 240 households, about 4.8 per household.

■ Chark · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**859

Working population ****39.4%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 219 (48%) · **■** Marginal 139 (30%)

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

## What facilities are there in Chark?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chark; 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
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nurpur Bet
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Chark known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 70% of the land is sown and 104 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 Chark

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 46.2% for women — a gap of 16.2 points. 53% of men and 25% of women work.

Literacy — men ****62.4%**

Literacy — women ****46.2%**

Working — men ****53%**

Working — women ****25%**

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

## Schools and health care in Chark

### 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 Chark

- 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 Chark

- ●Drainageclosed drains, open drains
- ○Total Sanitation Campaign areaNo
- ●Community toilet complexYes

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

## Land, irrigation and power in Chark

### Land use (hectares)

******

**■** Net sown 104 (70%) · **■** Non-farm use 40 (27%) · **■** Barren 5 (3%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 104 (100%)

### 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 Chark ranks

- Population in Ludhiana (West) tehsil78th of 125
- Population in Ludhiana district459th of 885
- Literacy in Ludhiana (West) tehsil121st of 125
- Women's literacy in Ludhiana (West) tehsil122nd of 125

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Homes and amenities in Chark

Of every 100 households in Chark in 2011, 94 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chark · ■ Ludhiana (West) rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**90%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**36%

Use banking services ****43%**

**66%

Television ****53%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**17%

None of these assets ****22%**

**3%

Own their home ****98%**

**89%

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 Chark 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 Chark

- Ranguwala · 0.0 km · 1,264 people
- Doleh · 0.0 km · 1,800 people
- Bounker Dogran · 0.2 km · 2,580 people
- Jhanda · 0.5 km · 2,075 people
- Karimpur · 1.1 km · 42 people
- Qutabewal Araian · 1.2 km · 755 people

[All 127 villages in Ludhiana (West) tehsil](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/ludhiana-west/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chark?141008
- Which district is Chark in?Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (West) tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Chark?Ludhiana Junction (LDH), about 1.5 km away
- How far is Chark from Ludhiana?14 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Chark?Shilpy Hospital, about 0.2 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Chark?1,161 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Chark?wheat, paddy and potato