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

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Village · Samrala tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Poonian

Poonian is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141114**. It is 8 km by road from Samrala and 30 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **1,276 people in 240 households**, the 51st largest of 196 villages in the tehsil.

- 1,276people (2011)
- 240households
- 80.8%literacy
- 141114PIN code

## Poonian PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code141114
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeSMRL · Samrala
- Census village code033087
- Gram panchayatPoonian

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 Poonian?

Nearest railway station: **Samrala**, 6.3 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 roadIn village
- Nearest stationSamrala (SMRL) · 6.3 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 18 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 Poonian from nearby cities?

- Samrala (tehsil HQ)8 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)30 km by road
- ○Chandigarh63 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar74 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar147 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 Poonian

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

- HospitalKaran Hospital · 5.2 km
- Clinic / doctorH.K. labs · 4.7 km
- SchoolSt. Paul school · 3.2 km
- College / universityLudhiana Polytechnic College · 5.7 km
- BankICICI Bank · 5.3 km
- ATMAxis Bank ATM · 5.6 km
- Police stationPolice Station Samrala · 5.6 km
- Bus standBus Stand · 5.2 km
- PharmacyMann Medicoz · 6.1 km
- Fuel stationIndian Oil · 3.2 km
- MarketGarg Complex · 6.1 km
- GurdwaraGurdwara Shashtar Bhet Sahib · 3.8 km
- Temple84 stairs Mandir · 5.9 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 Poonian?

1,276 residents — 662 male, 614 female — in 240 households, about 5.3 per household.

■ Poonian · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**859

Working population ****30.6%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (5%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 149 (38%) · **■** Marginal 33 (8%)

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

## What facilities are there in Poonian?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Poonian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 government, 1 private
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Machhiwara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Samrala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Poonian known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and dal**. About 81% of the land is sown and 362 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 Poonian

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 74.8% for women — a gap of 11.5 points. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

Literacy — men ****86.3%**

Literacy — women ****74.8%**

Working — men ****54%**

Working — women ****5%**

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

## Schools and health care in Poonian

### Schools in the village

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

- Roads in the villageOther 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 Poonian

- ●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 Poonian

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 362 (81%) · **■** Barren 83 (19%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 362 (100%)

### 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 Poonian ranks

- Population in Samrala tehsil51st of 196
- Population in Ludhiana district416th of 885
- Literacy in Samrala tehsil74th of 196
- Women's literacy in Samrala tehsil94th of 196

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Homes and amenities in Poonian

Of every 100 households in Poonian in 2011, 99 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Poonian · ■ Samrala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**15%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**94%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**52%

Use banking services ****73%**

**70%

Television ****92%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****64%**

**57%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**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 Poonian 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 Poonian

- Takhran · 1.3 km · 1,453 people
- Khokhar · 1.5 km · 165 people
- Pal Majra · 1.8 km · 407 people
- Ranwan · 1.9 km · 1,079 people
- Dhanda · 1.9 km · 550 people
- Bohapur · 2.2 km · 735 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poonian?141114
- Which district is Poonian in?Ludhiana district (Samrala tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Poonian?Samrala (SMRL), about 6.3 km away
- How far is Poonian from Ludhiana?30 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Poonian?Karan Hospital, about 5.2 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Poonian?1,276 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Poonian?wheat, paddy and dal