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

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Village · Raikot tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Sakhana

Sakhana is a village in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141109**. It is 4 km by road from Raikot and 42 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **757 people in 147 households**, the 66th largest of 72 villages in the tehsil.

- 757people (2011)
- 147households
- 82.3%literacy
- 141109PIN code

## Sakhana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sakhana is 141109.** Sakhana falls in Raikot tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141109
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeGNGR · Gungrana
- Census village code033727
- Gram panchayatSakhana

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 Sakhana?

Nearest railway station: **Gungrana**, 19 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ●Bus serviceIn village
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○National highwayunder 5 km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationGungrana (GNGR) · 19 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 38 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 Sakhana from nearby cities?

- Raikot (tehsil HQ)4 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)42 km by road
- ○Chandigarh110 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar76 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar132 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi271 km straight-line

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

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

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

- HospitalDr Aftab qureshi hospital and child health care centre · 2.8 km
- Clinic / doctorDashmesh Clinic · 4.2 km
- SchoolTagore Modern Senior Secondary School · 4.5 km
- College / universitySwami Ganga Giri Janta Girls College · 4.9 km
- BankAxis Bank · 1.4 km
- ATMHDFC Bank ATM · 3.9 km
- Police stationPolice Station · 4.9 km
- Bus standRaikot Bus Stop · 5.3 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 1.0 km
- MarketGrain Market · 4.4 km
- GurdwaraGurudwara Baba Jorawar Singh Fateh Singh · 5.0 km
- TempleGugga Marhi · 14 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 Sakhana?

757 residents — 413 male, 344 female — in 147 households, about 5.1 per household.

■ Sakhana · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**859

Working population ****31.4%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 41 (17%) · **■** Other work 90 (38%) · **■** Marginal 65 (27%)

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

## What facilities are there in Sakhana?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raikot
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Raikot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dakha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Sakhana known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and dal**. About 88% of the land is sown and 220 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 Sakhana

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 76.1% for women — a gap of 11.3 points. 49% of men and 11% of women work.

Literacy — men ****87.4%**

Literacy — women ****76.1%**

Working — men ****49%**

Working — women ****11%**

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

## Schools and health care in Sakhana

### Schools in the village

- ●Pre-primary school1 private
- ●Primary school1 govt · 1 private

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

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Sakhana

- Roads in the villageMajor district road, Other district road, Black-topped (pucca) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportTractors, 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 Sakhana

- ●Drainageopen 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 Sakhana

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 220 (88%) · **■** Non-farm use 30 (12%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 220 (100%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes10 h summer · 20 h winter
- Power for farms10 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for shops10 h summer · 20 h winter

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

## How Sakhana ranks

- Population in Raikot tehsil66th of 72
- Population in Ludhiana district602nd of 885
- Literacy in Raikot tehsil13th of 72
- Women's literacy in Raikot tehsil22nd of 72

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Sakhana 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 Sakhana

- Bhaini Baringan · 1.3 km · 3,056 people
- Mohamadpura · 2.2 km · 500 people
- Tajpur · 2.8 km · 2,568 people
- kalsian · 3.0 km · 3,584 people
- Basraon · 3.2 km · 848 people
- Bhaini Darera · 3.2 km · 1,755 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sakhana?141109
- Which district is Sakhana in?Ludhiana district (Raikot tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Sakhana?Gungrana (GNGR), about 19 km away
- How far is Sakhana from Ludhiana?42 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Sakhana?Dr Aftab qureshi hospital and child health care centre, about 2.8 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Sakhana?757 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Sakhana?wheat, paddy and dal