# Balala Village, Samrala, Ludhiana – PIN Code, Distance, Map & Facilities

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Village · Samrala tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Balala

Balala is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141114**. It is 14 km by road from Samrala and 8 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **1,363 people in 292 households**, the 46th largest of 196 villages in the tehsil.

- 1,363people (2011)
- 292households
- 83.1%literacy
- 141114PIN code

## Balala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balala is 141114.** Balala falls in Samrala tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141114
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeLLKN · Lal kalan
- Census village code033121
- Gram panchayatBalala

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 Balala?

Nearest railway station: **Lal kalan**, 1.8 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○National highway5–10 km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationLal kalan (LLKN) · 1.8 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 16 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 Balala from nearby cities?

- Samrala (tehsil HQ)14 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)8 km by road
- ○Chandigarh65 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar76 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar148 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi266 km straight-line

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

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

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

- HospitalSardarni Jagtar Kaur Memorial Hospital · 3.8 km
- Clinic / doctorH.K. labs · 6.7 km
- SchoolSt. Paul school · 4.5 km
- College / universityLudhiana Polytechnic College · 4.2 km
- BankBank of Baroda · 1.8 km
- ATMHDFC Bank ATM · 2.6 km
- Police stationPolice Station Samrala · 7.6 km
- Bus standBus Station Doraha · 6.0 km
- PharmacyMann Medicoz · 8.1 km
- Fuel stationpetrol pump · 4.1 km
- MarketGarg Complex · 8.1 km
- GurdwaraGurdwara Gurusar Sahib · 3.1 km
- Temple84 stairs Mandir · 8.0 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 Balala?

1,363 residents — 731 male, 632 female — in 292 households, about 4.7 per household.

■ Balala · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****471**

**859

Working population ****42.6%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 121 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (3%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 378 (65%) · **■** Marginal 51 (9%)

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

## What facilities are there in Balala?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Madpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Samrala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Samrala
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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)8 h summer · 8 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 Balala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 88% of the land is sown and 253 hectares are irrigated, 88% 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 Balala

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 78.8% for women — a gap of 8.0 points. 56% of men and 27% of women work.

Literacy — men ****86.9%**

Literacy — women ****78.8%**

Working — men ****56%**

Working — women ****27%**

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

## Schools and health care in Balala

### Schools in the village

- ●Primary school1 govt
- ●Middle school1 govt

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

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Balala

- Roads in the villageOther district road, Black-topped (pucca) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportVans, 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 Balala

- ●Drainageclosed drains, open 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 Balala

### Land use (hectares)

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**■** Net sown 253 (88%) · **■** Barren 33 (12%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

******

**■** Tube wells / wells 223 (88%) · **■** Canals 20 (8%) · **■** Other 10 (4%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms8 h summer · 8 h winter
- Power for shops8 h summer · 14 h winter

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

## How Balala ranks

- Population in Samrala tehsil46th of 196
- Population in Ludhiana district389th of 885
- Literacy in Samrala tehsil41st of 196
- Women's literacy in Samrala tehsil44th of 196

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Balala 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.

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- Nov
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Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Villages near Balala

- Lopon · 1.2 km · 1,769 people
- Khaira · 1.3 km · 1,150 people
- Mahadipur · 1.8 km · 423 people
- Madpur · 1.8 km · 2,186 people
- Lal Kalan · 2.5 km · 1,814 people
- Sultanpur · 2.6 km · 529 people

[All 200 villages in Samrala tehsil](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/samrala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balala?141114
- Which district is Balala in?Ludhiana district (Samrala tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Balala?Lal kalan (LLKN), about 1.8 km away
- How far is Balala from Ludhiana?8 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Balala?Sardarni Jagtar Kaur Memorial Hospital, about 3.8 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Balala?1,363 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Balala?wheat, paddy and maize