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

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Village · Payal tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Zirakh

Zirakh is a village in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **142023**. It is 18 km by road from Payal and 25 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 244 households**, the 49th largest of 105 villages in the tehsil.

- 1,331people (2011)
- 244households
- 81.1%literacy
- 142023PIN code

## Zirakh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Zirakh is 142023.** Zirakh falls in Payal tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code142023
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeGNGR · Gungrana
- Census village code033316
- Gram panchayatZirakh

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 Zirakh?

Nearest railway station: **Gungrana**, 12 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 stationGungrana (GNGR) · 12 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 17 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 Zirakh from nearby cities?

- Payal (tehsil HQ)18 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)25 km by road
- ○Chandigarh80 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar78 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar145 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi261 km straight-line

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

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

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

- HospitalArzoo Hospital · 3.3 km
- Clinic / doctorDr.Sohan Signh clinic · 2.1 km
- SchoolGovt Senior secondary school-lehal · 1.7 km
- College / universityGovt. College Karamsar ( Rara Sahib ) · 3.4 km
- BankHDFC Bank ATM · 1.6 km
- ATMOBC atm · 11 km
- Police stationpolice station dehlon · 11 km
- Bus standbus stop bekhi · 2.1 km
- PharmacyGarewal Medical Store · 15 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 2.5 km
- MarketDana Mandi · 15 km
- Gurdwaragurudwara sidsar bekhi · 1.4 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 Zirakh?

1,331 residents — 714 male, 617 female — in 244 households, about 5.5 per household.

■ Zirakh · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****609**

**859

Working population ****37.3%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 142 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (5%) · **■** Other work 303 (61%) · **■** Marginal 26 (5%)

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

## What facilities are there in Zirakh?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Siarh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Doraha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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)20 h summer · 14 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 Zirakh known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and dal**. About 89% of the land is sown and 233 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 Zirakh

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 77.2% for women — a gap of 7.3 points. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

Literacy — men ****84.5%**

Literacy — women ****77.2%**

Working — men ****53%**

Working — women ****19%**

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

## Schools and health care in Zirakh

### Schools in the village

- ●Pre-primary school1 govt
- ●Primary school1 govt

### Health care in the village

- ●Veterinary hospital1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- ●Family welfare centre1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics

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

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Zirakh

- Roads in the villageOther 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 Zirakh

- ●Drainageclosed drains, open drains
- ●Total Sanitation Campaign areaYes
- ○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 Zirakh

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 233 (89%) · **■** Non-farm use 30 (11%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 233 (100%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms8 h summer · 8 h winter
- Power for shops20 h summer · 20 h winter

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

## How Zirakh ranks

- Population in Payal tehsil49th of 105
- Population in Ludhiana district399th of 885
- Literacy in Payal tehsil28th of 105
- Women's literacy in Payal tehsil22nd of 105

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Zirakh 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 Zirakh

- Alampur Urf Chapra · 4.3 km · 455 people
- Kuhli Kalan · 4.6 km · 1,464 people
- Katahri · 4.8 km · 2,460 people
- Khatra Chaharmi · 5.0 km · 2,554 people
- Dhoda · 5.7 km · 430 people
- Ranwan · 6.1 km · 803 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Zirakh?142023
- Which district is Zirakh in?Ludhiana district (Payal tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Zirakh?Gungrana (GNGR), about 12 km away
- How far is Zirakh from Ludhiana?25 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Zirakh?Arzoo Hospital, about 3.3 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Zirakh?1,331 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Zirakh?wheat, paddy and dal