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

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Village · Samrala tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Nilo Kalan

Nilo Kalan is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141124**. It is 15 km by road from Samrala and 35 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **938 people in 193 households**, the 83rd largest of 196 villages in the tehsil.

- 938people (2011)
- 193households
- 84.7%literacy
- 141124PIN code

## Nilo Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nilo Kalan is 141124.** Nilo Kalan falls in Samrala tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141124
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeLLKN · Lal kalan
- Census village code033085
- Gram panchayatNilo Kalan

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 Nilo Kalan?

Nearest railway station: **Lal kalan**, 3.3 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○National highway10+ km
- ○Pucca roadunder 5 km
- Nearest stationLal kalan (LLKN) · 3.3 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 Nilo Kalan from nearby cities?

- Samrala (tehsil HQ)15 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)35 km by road
- ○Chandigarh65 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar74 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar146 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi270 km straight-line

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

## Nearest hospital, school, bank and more to Nilo Kalan

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

- HospitalMangat Nursing Home · 3.6 km
- Clinic / doctorH.K. labs · 5.4 km
- SchoolSt. Paul school · 1.9 km
- College / universityLudhiana Polytechnic College · 2.4 km
- BankHDFC Bank · 2.3 km
- ATMHDFC Bank ATM · 2.3 km
- Police stationPolice Station Samrala · 6.5 km
- Bus standBus Stand · 6.1 km
- PharmacyMann Medicoz · 7.1 km
- Fuel stationpetrol pump · 1.5 km
- MarketGarg Complex · 7.1 km
- GurdwaraGurdwara Shashtar Bhet Sahib · 1.3 km
- Temple84 stairs Mandir · 6.9 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 Nilo Kalan?

938 residents — 503 male, 435 female — in 193 households, about 4.9 per household.

■ Nilo Kalan · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**78.3%

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

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**859

Working population ****34.1%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 180 (56%) · **■** Marginal 22 (7%)

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

## What facilities are there in Nilo Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Machhiwara
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Nilo Kalan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 98% of the land is sown and 320 hectares are irrigated, 82% 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 Nilo Kalan

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 78.8% for women — a gap of 11.0 points. 55% of men and 10% of women work.

Literacy — men ****89.8%**

Literacy — women ****78.8%**

Working — men ****55%**

Working — women ****10%**

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

## Schools and health care in Nilo Kalan

### Schools in the village

- ●Pre-primary school1 govt
- ●Primary school1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle school1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary school1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary school1 private

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

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Nilo Kalan

- Roads in the villageState highway, Major district road, Other district road, Gravel (kuchha) 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 Nilo Kalan

- ●Drainageopen 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 Nilo Kalan

### Land use (hectares)

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**■** Net sown 320 (98%) · **■** Non-farm use 5 (2%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

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**■** Tube wells / wells 263 (82%) · **■** Canals 57 (18%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms6 h summer · 8 h winter
- Power for shops10 h summer · 14 h winter

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

## How Nilo Kalan ranks

- Population in Samrala tehsil83rd of 196
- Population in Ludhiana district543rd of 885
- Literacy in Samrala tehsil22nd of 196
- Women's literacy in Samrala tehsil45th of 196

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Homes and amenities in Nilo Kalan

Of every 100 households in Nilo Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 70 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Nilo Kalan · ■ Samrala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**15%

Tap water ****4%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**94%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**52%

Use banking services ****90%**

**70%

Television ****88%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****70%**

**57%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**14%

None of these assets ****1%**

**3%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Nilo Kalan 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 Nilo Kalan

- Nilon Khurd · 0.5 km · 949 people
- Bijlipur · 1.3 km · 555 people
- Ghulal · 1.4 km · 2,177 people
- Dhanda · 1.9 km · 550 people
- Rohla · 2.3 km · 1,094 people
- Lal Kalan · 2.4 km · 1,814 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nilo Kalan?141124
- Which district is Nilo Kalan in?Ludhiana district (Samrala tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Nilo Kalan?Lal kalan (LLKN), about 3.3 km away
- How far is Nilo Kalan from Ludhiana?35 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Nilo Kalan?Mangat Nursing Home, about 3.6 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Nilo Kalan?938 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Nilo Kalan?wheat, paddy and potato