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

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Village · Raikot tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Pakhowal

Pakhowal is a village in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141108**. It is 8 km by road from Raikot and 26 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **4,964 people in 1,004 households**, the 3rd largest of 72 villages in the tehsil.

- 4,964people (2011)
- 1,004households
- 74.9%literacy
- 141108PIN code

## Pakhowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pakhowal is 141108.** Pakhowal falls in Raikot tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141108
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeGNGR · Gungrana
- Census village code033706
- Gram panchayatPakhowal

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 Pakhowal?

Nearest railway station: **Gungrana**, 11 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) · 11 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 29 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 Pakhowal from nearby cities?

- Raikot (tehsil HQ)8 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)26 km by road
- ○Chandigarh103 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar70 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar129 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi274 km straight-line

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

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

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

- HospitalDurga Das Memorial Hospital · 1.1 km
- Clinic / doctorDr. Cheema Clinic · 8.2 km
- SchoolGovernment senior Secondary School · 0.4 km
- College / universityShaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Ayurvedic College and Hospital · 5.2 km
- BankHDFC Bank · 0.3 km
- ATMAxis Bank ATM · 5.2 km
- Police stationPolice station, block road, sudhar · 9.3 km
- Bus standRaikot Bus Stop · 12 km
- Fuel stationIndianoil · 0.7 km
- MarketSudhar Bazar · 8.9 km
- Gurdwaragurduwara sahib · 2.7 km
- TempleMandir · 8.1 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 Pakhowal?

4,964 residents — 2,614 male, 2,350 female — in 1,004 households, about 4.9 per household.

■ Pakhowal · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**859

Working population ****34.5%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 436 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 379 (22%) · **■** Household industry 78 (5%) · **■** Other work 531 (31%) · **■** Marginal 288 (17%)

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

## What facilities are there in Pakhowal?

27 services counted by the Census are inside Pakhowal; 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
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Raikot
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Halwara
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Pakhowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 95% of the land is sown and 919 hectares are irrigated, 61% 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 Pakhowal

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 70.1% for women — a gap of 9.0 points. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

Literacy — men ****79.1%**

Literacy — women ****70.1%**

Working — men ****53%**

Working — women ****13%**

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

## Schools and health care in Pakhowal

### 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

- ●Primary health centre1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- ●Maternity & child welfare centre1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- ●Dispensary1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- ●Veterinary hospital1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- ●Mobile health clinic1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- ●Family welfare centre1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics
- Medicine shops5

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

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Pakhowal

- Roads in the villageMajor district road, Other 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 Pakhowal

- ●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 Pakhowal

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 919 (95%) · **■** Non-farm use 45 (5%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

****

**■** Tube wells / wells 559 (61%) · **■** Canals 360 (39%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes10 h summer · 11 h winter
- Power for farms10 h summer · 10 h winter
- Power for shops10 h summer · 10 h winter

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

## How Pakhowal ranks

- Population in Raikot tehsil3rd of 72
- Population in Ludhiana district33rd of 885
- Literacy in Raikot tehsil61st of 72
- Women's literacy in Raikot tehsil63rd of 72

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Pakhowal 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 Pakhowal

- Dangon · 1.6 km · 2,231 people
- Nangal Kalan · 1.8 km · 1,300 people
- Bhaini Rora · 2.1 km · 1,782 people
- Leel · 2.5 km · 1,970 people
- Nangal Khurd · 2.6 km · 1,443 people
- Dhalian · 3.2 km · 1,159 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pakhowal?141108
- Which district is Pakhowal in?Ludhiana district (Raikot tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Pakhowal?Gungrana (GNGR), about 11 km away
- How far is Pakhowal from Ludhiana?26 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Pakhowal?Durga Das Memorial Hospital, about 1.1 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Pakhowal?4,964 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Pakhowal?wheat, paddy and potato