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

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Village · Samrala tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Chawa

Chawa is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141412**. It is 20 km by road from Samrala and 8 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **630 people in 142 households**, the 110th largest of 196 villages in the tehsil.

- 630people (2011)
- 142households
- 82.9%literacy
- 141412PIN code

## Chawa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chawa is 141412.** Chawa falls in Samrala tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141412
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeCHA · Chawapail
- Census village code033154
- Gram panchayatChawa

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 Chawa?

Nearest railway station: **Chawapail**, 0.5 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus service5–10 km
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ○National highway5–10 km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationChawapail (CHA) · 0.5 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 20 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 Chawa from nearby cities?

- Samrala (tehsil HQ)20 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)8 km by road
- ○Chandigarh63 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar82 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar153 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi259 km straight-line

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

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

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

- HospitalNavdeep Hospital · 0.4 km
- Clinic / doctorKansla Clinic · 6.6 km
- SchoolDps Khanna · 5.5 km
- College / universityGulzar Group of Institutes · 4.8 km
- BankHDFC Bank · 1.8 km
- ATMHDFC Bank ATM · 1.8 km
- Police stationPolice Station Samrala · 10 km
- Bus standBus Station Doraha · 7.3 km
- PharmacyNature homeo pharmacy · 9.7 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 0.5 km
- MarketGarg Complex · 10 km
- GurdwaraGurdwara Gurusar Sahib · 9.6 km
- Temple84 stairs Mandir · 11 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 Chawa?

630 residents — 328 male, 302 female — in 142 households, about 4.4 per household.

■ Chawa · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****575**

**859

Working population ****37.3%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 184 (78%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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

## What facilities are there in Chawa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Samrala
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Samrala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Samrala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 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)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 Chawa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 87% of the land is sown and 97 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 Chawa

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 78.9% for women — a gap of 8.0 points. 55% of men and 19% of women work.

Literacy — men ****86.8%**

Literacy — women ****78.9%**

Working — men ****55%**

Working — women ****19%**

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

## Schools and health care in Chawa

### Schools in the village

- ●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 Chawa

- Roads in the villageOther district road, Black-topped (pucca) 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 Chawa

- ●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 Chawa

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 97 (87%) · **■** Non-farm use 14 (13%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 97 (100%)

### 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 Chawa ranks

- Population in Samrala tehsil110th of 196
- Population in Ludhiana district660th of 885
- Literacy in Samrala tehsil44th of 196
- Women's literacy in Samrala tehsil43rd of 196

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Chawa 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 Chawa

- Bhourla · 0.6 km · 1,399 people
- Harbanspura · 1.0 km · 1,297 people
- Bagli Khurd · 1.4 km · 720 people
- Mehandipur · 1.8 km · 1,016 people
- Kishangarh · 2.2 km · 967 people
- Gaggar Majra · 2.2 km · 620 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chawa?141412
- Which district is Chawa in?Ludhiana district (Samrala tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Chawa?Chawapail (CHA), about 0.5 km away
- How far is Chawa from Ludhiana?8 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Chawa?Navdeep Hospital, about 0.4 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Chawa?630 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Chawa?wheat, paddy and potato