# Katana Village, Payal, Ludhiana – PIN Code, Distance, Map & Facilities

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Village · Payal tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Katana

ਕਟਾਣਾ

Katana is a village in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141418**. It is 16 km by road from Payal and 22 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **658 people in 142 households**, the 94th largest of 105 villages in the tehsil.

- 658people (2011)
- 142households
- 83.6%literacy
- 141418PIN code

## Katana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katana is 141418.** Katana falls in Payal tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141418
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeLLKN · Lal kalan
- Census village code033360
- Gram panchayatKatana

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 Katana?

Nearest railway station: **Lal kalan**, 3.1 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus service5–10 km
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ○National highway5–10 km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationLal kalan (LLKN) · 3.1 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 Katana from nearby cities?

- Payal (tehsil HQ)16 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)22 km by road
- ○Chandigarh70 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar72 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar144 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 Katana

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

- HospitalCivil Hospital katani Kalan · 2.1 km
- Clinic / doctorDr. Labh Singh Clinic · 4.3 km
- SchoolGreen View Model High School · 3.1 km
- College / universityGuru Nanak National College Doraha · 2.1 km
- BankIndian Overseas Bank · 2.3 km
- ATMHDFC Bank ATM · 2.6 km
- Police stationPolice Station Sahnewal · 9.1 km
- Bus standBus Station Doraha · 5.9 km
- PharmacyAmbica Medical Hall · 10 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 1.1 km
- MarketGarg Complex · 12 km
- GurdwaraGurudwara Degsar Sahib (Katana) · 0.3 km
- Temple84 stairs Mandir · 11 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 Katana?

658 residents — 358 male, 300 female — in 142 households, about 4.6 per household.

■ Katana · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**859

Working population ****52.7%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 111 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (10%) · **■** Household industry 61 (18%) · **■** Other work 117 (34%) · **■** Marginal 25 (7%)

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

## What facilities are there in Katana?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Katana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kaddon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Doraha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Payal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Katana known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and dal**. About 77% of the land is sown and 101 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 Katana

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 78.8% for women — a gap of 8.9 points. 69% of men and 34% of women work.

Literacy — men ****87.7%**

Literacy — women ****78.8%**

Working — men ****69%**

Working — women ****34%**

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

## Schools and health care in Katana

### 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 Katana

- Roads in the villageBlack-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 Katana

- ●Drainageopen drains
- ●Total Sanitation Campaign areaYes

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

## Land, irrigation and power in Katana

### Land use (hectares)

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**■** Net sown 101 (77%) · **■** Non-farm use 30 (23%) · **■** Barren 1 (1%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 101 (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 Katana ranks

- Population in Payal tehsil94th of 105
- Population in Ludhiana district648th of 885
- Literacy in Payal tehsil6th of 105
- Women's literacy in Payal tehsil11th of 105

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Katana 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 Katana

- Katani Kalan · 1.7 km · 3,016 people
- Chhandaran · 1.9 km · 1,962 people
- Kubba · 2.0 km · 1,157 people
- Rampur · 2.3 km · 6,328 people
- Begowal · 2.5 km · 3,363 people
- Laton Dana · 2.6 km · 660 people

[All 111 villages in Payal tehsil](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/payal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katana?141418
- Which district is Katana in?Ludhiana district (Payal tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Katana?Lal kalan (LLKN), about 3.1 km away
- How far is Katana from Ludhiana?22 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Katana?Civil Hospital katani Kalan, about 2.1 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Katana?658 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Katana?wheat, paddy and dal