# Maherna Kalan Village, Raikot, Ludhiana – PIN Code, Distance, Map & Facilities

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Village · Raikot tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Maherna Kalan

Maherna Kalan is a village in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141205**. It is 9 km by road from Raikot and 33 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **2,495 people in 487 households**, the 24th largest of 72 villages in the tehsil.

- 2,495people (2011)
- 487households
- 78.8%literacy
- 141205PIN code

## Maherna Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maherna Kalan is 141205.** Maherna Kalan falls in Raikot tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141205
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeGNGR · Gungrana
- Census village code033715
- Gram panchayatMaherna Kalan

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 Maherna Kalan?

Nearest railway station: **Gungrana**, 10 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○National highway10+ km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationGungrana (GNGR) · 10 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 30 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 Maherna Kalan from nearby cities?

- Raikot (tehsil HQ)9 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)33 km by road
- ○Chandigarh98 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar78 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar139 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi264 km straight-line

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

## Nearest hospital, school, bank and more to Maherna Kalan

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

- HospitalGovernment Hospital, Latala · 5.1 km
- Clinic / doctorDr. Cheema Clinic · 12 km
- SchoolGovernment High School · 4.2 km
- College / universityGovind National College · 13 km
- BankHDFC Bank · 4.9 km
- ATMKotak Mahindra · 5.5 km
- Police stationpolice station dehlon · 14 km
- Fuel stationIndianoil · 2.1 km
- MarketDana Mandi · 14 km
- GurdwaraGurudwara Sahib · 5.1 km
- TempleGugga Marhi · 3.9 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 Maherna Kalan?

2,495 residents — 1,333 male, 1,162 female — in 487 households, about 5.1 per household.

■ Maherna Kalan · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**859

Working population ****28.9%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 357 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 251 (35%) · **■** Marginal 83 (11%)

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

## What facilities are there in Maherna Kalan?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Maherna Kalan; 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
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Raikot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gujjarwal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Maherna Kalan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 89% of the land is sown and 604 hectares are irrigated, 52% 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 Maherna Kalan

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 74.5% for women — a gap of 8.0 points. 51% of men and 3% of women work.

Literacy — men ****82.5%**

Literacy — women ****74.5%**

Working — men ****51%**

Working — women ****3%**

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

## Schools and health care in Maherna Kalan

### Schools in the village

- ●Pre-primary school1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary school1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle school1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary school1 govt
- ●Senior secondary school1 govt

### Health care in the village

- ●Dispensary1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- ●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 Maherna Kalan

- Roads in the villageMajor district road, Black-topped (pucca) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportTaxis, 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 Maherna Kalan

- ●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 Maherna Kalan

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 604 (89%) · **■** Non-farm use 71 (11%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

****

**■** Tube wells / wells 312 (52%) · **■** Canals 292 (48%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms8 h summer · 10 h winter
- Power for shops8 h summer · 10 h winter

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

## How Maherna Kalan ranks

- Population in Raikot tehsil24th of 72
- Population in Ludhiana district158th of 885
- Literacy in Raikot tehsil42nd of 72
- Women's literacy in Raikot tehsil41st of 72

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Maherna Kalan 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 Maherna Kalan

- Rachhin · 2.6 km · 3,417 people
- Barhampur · 4.7 km · 1,707 people
- Barundi · 5.6 km · 4,166 people
- Lohat Badi · 6.6 km · 4,185 people
- Tungaheri · 6.6 km · 1,047 people
- Jand · 6.8 km · 1,551 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maherna Kalan?141205
- Which district is Maherna Kalan in?Ludhiana district (Raikot tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Maherna Kalan?Gungrana (GNGR), about 10 km away
- How far is Maherna Kalan from Ludhiana?33 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Maherna Kalan?Government Hospital, Latala, about 5.1 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Maherna Kalan?2,495 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Maherna Kalan?wheat, paddy and maize