# Acharwal 171) Village, Raikot, Ludhiana – PIN Code, Distance, Map & Facilities

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Village · Raikot tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Acharwal 171)

Acharwal 171) is a village in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **142037**. It is 12 km by road from Raikot and 55 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **1,557 people in 337 households**, the 43rd largest of 72 villages in the tehsil.

- 1,557people (2011)
- 337households
- 78.9%literacy
- 142037PIN code

## Acharwal 171) PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Acharwal 171) is 142037.** Acharwal 171) falls in Raikot tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code142037
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeJGN · Jagraon
- Census village code033752
- Gram panchayatAcharwal

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 Acharwal 171)?

Nearest railway station: **Jagraon**, 19 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 stationJagraon (JGN) · 19 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 51 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 Acharwal 171) from nearby cities?

- Raikot (tehsil HQ)12 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)55 km by road
- ○Chandigarh125 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar78 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar125 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi279 km straight-line

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

## Nearest hospital, school, bank and more to Acharwal 171)

The closest named places mapped around Acharwal 171), with straight-line distance from the village centre.

- HospitalPHC Bassian · 5.9 km
- Clinic / doctorDr. Narinder Singh Clinic · 11 km
- SchoolGovernment Senior Secondary School · 0.8 km
- College / universitySadbhawna College of Education for Women · 9.6 km
- BankIndusInd Bank · 3.4 km
- ATMHDFC Bank ATM · 12 km
- Police stationPolice Station · 11 km
- Bus standRaikot Bus Stop · 11 km
- PharmacyJeet Medical Store · 13 km
- Fuel stationPetrol Pump · 1.7 km
- MarketDana Mandi · 1.6 km
- GurdwaraGurudwara Sahib · 0.8 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 Acharwal 171)?

1,557 residents — 831 male, 726 female — in 337 households, about 4.6 per household.

■ Acharwal 171) · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****663**

**859

Working population ****31.1%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (12%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 132 (27%) · **■** Marginal 70 (14%)

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

## What facilities are there in Acharwal 171)?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Acharwal 171); the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Jhorran
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raikot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dakha
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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)9 h summer · 18 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 Acharwal 171) known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 96% of the land is sown and 475 hectares are irrigated, 51% 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 Acharwal 171)

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 72.6% for women — a gap of 11.8 points. 52% of men and 7% of women work.

Literacy — men ****84.4%**

Literacy — women ****72.6%**

Working — men ****52%**

Working — women ****7%**

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

## Schools and health care in Acharwal 171)

### Schools in the village

- ●Primary school1 govt
- ●Middle school1 govt
- ●Secondary school1 govt

### Health care in the village

- ●Health sub-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 Acharwal 171)

- Roads in the villageBlack-topped (pucca) road, Gravel (kuchha) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportAnimal carts
- ConnectivityMobile 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 Acharwal 171)

- ●Drainageclosed drains
- ○Total Sanitation Campaign areaNo

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

## Land, irrigation and power in Acharwal 171)

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 475 (96%) · **■** Non-farm use 19 (4%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

****

**■** Tube wells / wells 240 (51%) · **■** Canals 235 (49%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes9 h summer · 18 h winter
- Power for farms9 h summer · 12 h winter
- Power for shops9 h summer · 18 h winter

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

## How Acharwal 171) ranks

- Population in Raikot tehsil43rd of 72
- Population in Ludhiana district332nd of 885
- Literacy in Raikot tehsil41st of 72
- Women's literacy in Raikot tehsil49th of 72

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Homes and amenities in Acharwal 171)

Of every 100 households in Acharwal 171) in 2011, 96 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Acharwal 171) · ■ Raikot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**8%

Tap water ****49%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**42%

Use banking services ****80%**

**71%

Television ****84%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**14%

None of these assets ****1%**

**3%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Acharwal 171) 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 Acharwal 171)

- Jhorran · 1.0 km · 4,606 people
- Pheru Raien · 1.6 km · 1,741 people
- Nathowal · 3.3 km · 3,642 people
- Shahjahanpur · 3.5 km · 822 people
- Lakha · 3.9 km · 5,805 people
- Sattowal · 4.3 km · 931 people

[All 74 villages in Raikot tehsil](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/raikot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Acharwal 171)?142037
- Which district is Acharwal 171) in?Ludhiana district (Raikot tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Acharwal 171)?Jagraon (JGN), about 19 km away
- How far is Acharwal 171) from Ludhiana?55 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Acharwal 171)?PHC Bassian, about 5.9 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Acharwal 171)?1,557 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Acharwal 171)?wheat, paddy and potato