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

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Village · Samrala tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Garhi Tarkhana

Garhi Tarkhana is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141115**. It is 5 km by road from Samrala and 35 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **2,422 people in 467 households**, the 10th largest of 196 villages in the tehsil.

- 2,422people (2011)
- 467households
- 68.3%literacy
- 141115PIN code

## Garhi Tarkhana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garhi Tarkhana is 141115.** Garhi Tarkhana falls in Samrala tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141115
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeSMRL · Samrala
- Census village code033090
- Gram panchayatGarhi Tarkhana

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 Garhi Tarkhana?

Nearest railway station: **Samrala**, 6.9 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 stationSamrala (SMRL) · 6.9 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 22 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 Garhi Tarkhana from nearby cities?

- Samrala (tehsil HQ)5 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)35 km by road
- ○Chandigarh61 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar75 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar148 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 Garhi Tarkhana

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

- HospitalAnand's Medicity · 3.1 km
- Clinic / doctorH.K. labs · 5.3 km
- Schoolਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਕਾਲਜ-ਇ., ਮਾਛੀਵਾੜਾ · 3.4 km
- College / universityNankana Sahib College of Education · 6.5 km
- BankICICI Bank · 2.1 km
- ATMAxis Bank ATM · 2.5 km
- Police stationPolice Station Samrala · 5.6 km
- Bus standBus Stand · 5.4 km
- PharmacySood Medical Store · 3.4 km
- Fuel stationReliance Petroleum · 1.2 km
- MarketGarg Complex · 5.9 km
- GurdwaraGurdwara Kirpan Bheta Sahib · 2.4 km
- Temple84 stairs Mandir · 5.7 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 Garhi Tarkhana?

2,422 residents — 1,275 male, 1,147 female — in 467 households, about 5.2 per household.

■ Garhi Tarkhana · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**859

Working population ****31.8%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (5%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 528 (69%) · **■** Marginal 86 (11%)

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

## What facilities are there in Garhi Tarkhana?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Garhi Tarkhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn 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 · Machhiwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khanna
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Samrala
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Garhi Tarkhana known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and dal**. About 96% of the land is sown and 386 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 Garhi Tarkhana

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 63.3% for women — a gap of 9.5 points. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

Literacy — men ****72.7%**

Literacy — women ****63.3%**

Working — men ****55%**

Working — women ****6%**

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

## Schools and health care in Garhi Tarkhana

### Schools in the village

- ●Primary 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 Garhi Tarkhana

- Roads in the villageState highway, Major 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 Garhi Tarkhana

- ●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 Garhi Tarkhana

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 386 (96%) · **■** Non-farm use 17 (4%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 386 (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 Garhi Tarkhana ranks

- Population in Samrala tehsil10th of 196
- Population in Ludhiana district168th of 885
- Literacy in Samrala tehsil177th of 196
- Women's literacy in Samrala tehsil176th of 196

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Homes and amenities in Garhi Tarkhana

Of every 100 households in Garhi Tarkhana in 2011, 97 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Garhi Tarkhana · ■ Samrala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**15%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**94%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**52%

Use banking services ****65%**

**70%

Television ****93%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****59%**

**57%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**14%

None of these assets ****0%**

**3%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Weather in Garhi Tarkhana 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 Garhi Tarkhana

- Jalaha Majra · 0.8 km · 177 people
- Ranwan · 2.1 km · 1,079 people
- Bhattian · 2.4 km · 626 people
- Balion · 3.1 km · 1,338 people
- Pal Majra · 3.2 km · 407 people
- Bharthala · 3.3 km · 1,059 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garhi Tarkhana?141115
- Which district is Garhi Tarkhana in?Ludhiana district (Samrala tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Garhi Tarkhana?Samrala (SMRL), about 6.9 km away
- How far is Garhi Tarkhana from Ludhiana?35 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Garhi Tarkhana?Anand's Medicity, about 3.1 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Garhi Tarkhana?2,422 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Garhi Tarkhana?wheat, paddy and dal