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

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Village · Ludhiana (West) tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Garha

ਗੜ੍ਹਾ

Garha is a village in Ludhiana (West) tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **142027**. It is 20 km by road from Ludhiana and 20 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **176 people in 31 households**, the 121st largest of 125 villages in the tehsil.

- 176people (2011)
- 31households
- 85.5%literacy
- 142027PIN code

## Garha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garha is 142027.** Garha falls in Ludhiana (West) tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code142027
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeLDW · Ladhowal
- Census village code033654
- Gram panchayatNurpur Bet

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 Garha?

Nearest railway station: **Ladhowal**, 10 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 stationLadhowal (LDW) · 10 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 27 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 Garha from nearby cities?

- Ludhiana (tehsil HQ)20 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)20 km by road
- ○Chandigarh107 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar44 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar108 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi297 km straight-line

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

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

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

- HospitalAanand Niwas · 2.4 km
- Clinic / doctorAnsh Clinic · 7.9 km
- SchoolGovernment School · 4.2 km
- College / universityShree Guru Nanak Dev Homeopathic Medical College · 8.4 km
- BankPunjab National Bank · 2.1 km
- ATMHDFC Bank ATM · 2.1 km
- Post officePostal Store Depot ( PDS ) · 12 km
- Police stationPau Police Station · 9.5 km
- PharmacyRaj Medical Store · 9.6 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 1.7 km
- MarketSBS Nagar market · 13 km
- GurdwaraGurudwara [valmeeks bhagats] · 3.9 km
- TempleSai Dham · 6.4 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 Garha?

176 residents — 90 male, 86 female — in 31 households, about 5.7 per household.

■ Garha · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2667**

**859

Working population ****32.4%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (5%) · **■** Other work 26 (46%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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

## What facilities are there in Garha?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Garha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Isewal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Garha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 92% of the land is sown and 160 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 Garha

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 83.3% for women — a gap of 4.0 points. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

Literacy — men ****87.4%**

Literacy — women ****83.3%**

Working — men ****56%**

Working — women ****8%**

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

## Schools and health care in Garha

### 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 Garha

- Roads in the villageMajor district road, Other district road, Black-topped (pucca) road, Gravel (kuchha) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportTractors, Cycle 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 Garha

- ●Drainageopen drains
- ●Total Sanitation Campaign areaYes
- ●Community toilet complexYes
- ●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 Garha

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 160 (92%) · **■** Non-farm use 15 (8%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 160 (100%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes10 h summer · 11 h winter
- Power for farms10 h summer · 10 h winter

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

## How Garha ranks

- Population in Ludhiana (West) tehsil121st of 125
- Population in Ludhiana district847th of 885
- Literacy in Ludhiana (West) tehsil14th of 125
- Women's literacy in Ludhiana (West) tehsil7th of 125

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Homes and amenities in Garha

Of every 100 households in Garha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 69 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Garha · ■ Ludhiana (West) rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**90%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**36%

Use banking services ****66%**

**66%

Television ****84%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****69%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**17%

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

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Garha 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 Garha

- Gaunspur · 0.8 km · 743 people
- Burj Lambra · 1.5 km · 190 people
- Salempur · 1.6 km · 764 people
- Burj Man Kaur · 1.7 km · 193 people
- Nurpur Bet · 1.8 km · 3,665 people
- Hambran · 2.2 km · 3,493 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 Garha?142027
- Which district is Garha in?Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (West) tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Garha?Ladhowal (LDW), about 10 km away
- How far is Garha from Ludhiana?20 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Garha?Aanand Niwas, about 2.4 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Garha?176 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Garha?wheat, paddy and potato