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

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Village · Ludhiana (West) tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Dakha

ਦਾਖਾ (ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ ਪੱਛਮੀ)

Dakha is a village in Ludhiana (West) tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141102**. It is 12 km by road from Ludhiana and 12 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **6,321 people in 1,270 households**, the 6th largest of 125 villages in the tehsil.

- 6,321people (2011)
- 1,270households
- 80.8%literacy
- 141102PIN code

## Dakha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dakha is 141102.** Dakha falls in Ludhiana (West) tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141102
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeBQH · Bhanohad Punjab
- Census village code033662
- Gram panchayatDakha

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 Dakha?

Nearest railway station: **Bhanohad Punjab**, 1.8 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ●Bus serviceIn village
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○National highway10+ km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationBhanohad Punjab (BQH) · 1.8 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 25 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 Dakha from nearby cities?

- Ludhiana (tehsil HQ)12 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)12 km by road
- ○Chandigarh106 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar53 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar115 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi289 km straight-line

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

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

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

- HospitalSaran Hospital and Nursing Home · 0.3 km
- Clinic / doctorSekhon Clinic · 0.6 km
- SchoolGTB National College Dakha | Best college | B.com, PGDCA College · 0.7 km
- College / universityGTB National College · 0.8 km
- BankAxis Bank · 0.0 km
- ATMAxis Bank ATM · 0.8 km
- Post officePostal Store Depot ( PDS ) · 11 km
- Police stationPolice Station · 2.0 km
- PharmacyRaj Medical Store · 0.1 km
- Fuel stationIndianoil · 1.3 km
- MarketDana Mandi · 10 km
- GurdwaraJatt · 4.9 km
- TempleShri Gyan Panthi Shiv Mandir · 9.0 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 Dakha?

6,321 residents — 3,294 male, 3,027 female — in 1,270 households, about 5.0 per household.

■ Dakha · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**859

Working population ****34.8%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 516 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (16%) · **■** Household industry 80 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,174 (53%) · **■** Marginal 80 (4%)

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

## What facilities are there in Dakha?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Dakha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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

- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Dakha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and dal**. About 86% of the land is sown and 1,358 hectares are irrigated, 95% 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 Dakha

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 77.3% for women — a gap of 6.7 points. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

Literacy — men ****84.0%**

Literacy — women ****77.3%**

Working — men ****56%**

Working — women ****12%**

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

## Schools and health care in Dakha

### Schools in the village

- ●Pre-primary school1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary school1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle school1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary school1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary school1 govt · 1 private
- ●Degree college1 private
- ●ITI / vocational school1 govt

### Health care in the village

- ●Allopathic hospital1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- ●Dispensary1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- Private clinics (MBBS doctors)1
- Medicine shops1

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

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Dakha

- 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, 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 Dakha

- ●Drainageopen drains
- ○Total Sanitation Campaign areaNo
- ○Waste disposalNo system (garbage on road)

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

## Land, irrigation and power in Dakha

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 1,358 (86%) · **■** Non-farm use 217 (14%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

****

**■** Tube wells / wells 1,291 (95%) · **■** Canals 68 (5%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms8 h summer · 9 h winter
- Power for shops8 h summer · 12 h winter

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

## How Dakha ranks

- Population in Ludhiana (West) tehsil6th of 125
- Population in Ludhiana district19th of 885
- Literacy in Ludhiana (West) tehsil66th of 125
- Women's literacy in Ludhiana (West) tehsil54th of 125

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Dakha 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 Dakha

- Bhanohar · 1.9 km · 2,404 people
- Kailpur · 2.5 km · 1,785 people
- Gahaur · 2.7 km · 1,566 people
- Hassanpur · 2.8 km · 2,231 people
- Baraich · 3.0 km · 985 people
- Mullanpur · 3.0 km · 5,032 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 Dakha?141102
- Which district is Dakha in?Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (West) tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Dakha?Bhanohad Punjab (BQH), about 1.8 km away
- How far is Dakha from Ludhiana?12 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Dakha?Saran Hospital and Nursing Home, about 0.3 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Dakha?6,321 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Dakha?wheat, paddy and dal