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

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Village · Samrala tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Purba

Purba is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141417**. It is 9 km by road from Samrala and 39 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **897 people in 190 households**, the 86th largest of 196 villages in the tehsil.

- 897people (2011)
- 190households
- 82.8%literacy
- 141417PIN code

## Purba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Purba is 141417.** Purba falls in Samrala tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141417
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeCHA · Chawapail
- Census village code033160
- Gram panchayatPurba

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 Purba?

Nearest railway station: **Chawapail**, 4.5 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○National highway5–10 km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationChawapail (CHA) · 4.5 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 23 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 Purba from nearby cities?

- Samrala (tehsil HQ)9 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)39 km by road
- ○Chandigarh59 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar84 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar156 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 Purba

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

- HospitalWeight loss surgery India / mini gastric bypass · 3.2 km
- Clinic / doctorRahoun Bones Care Clinic · 6.4 km
- SchoolSacred heart convent school · 4.6 km
- College / universityA S College · 2.6 km
- BankHDFC Bank · 2.2 km
- ATMHDFC Bank ATM · 5.9 km
- Police stationPolice Station Samrala · 8.1 km
- Bus standBus Stand · 8.2 km
- PharmacyNature homeo pharmacy · 7.7 km
- Fuel stationIndianoil · 2.0 km
- MarketGarg Complex · 8.0 km
- GurdwaraKalgidhar Sahib · 8.0 km
- Temple84 stairs Mandir · 8.1 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 Purba?

897 residents — 468 male, 429 female — in 190 households, about 4.7 per household.

■ Purba · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**859

Working population ****41.6%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 72 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 241 (65%) · **■** Marginal 44 (12%)

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

## What facilities are there in Purba?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Purba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bagli Kalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bodaly
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Samrala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Purba known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and dal**. About 88% of the land is sown and 153 hectares are irrigated, 90% 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 Purba

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 78.3% for women — a gap of 8.6 points. 53% of men and 29% of women work.

Literacy — men ****86.9%**

Literacy — women ****78.3%**

Working — men ****53%**

Working — women ****29%**

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

## Schools and health care in Purba

### 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 Purba

- Roads in the villageOther district road, Black-topped (pucca) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportAuto-rickshaws, Taxis, Vans, Tractors, Cycle rickshaws, E-rickshaws, 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 Purba

- ●Drainageclosed 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 Purba

### Land use (hectares)

******

**■** Net sown 153 (88%) · **■** Non-farm use 19 (11%) · **■** Barren 1 (1%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

****

**■** Tube wells / wells 138 (90%) · **■** Other 15 (10%)

### 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 Purba ranks

- Population in Samrala tehsil86th of 196
- Population in Ludhiana district561st of 885
- Literacy in Samrala tehsil46th of 196
- Women's literacy in Samrala tehsil49th of 196

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Purba 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 Purba

- Bagli Kalan · 1.9 km · 2,418 people
- Chak Muafi · 2.5 km · 1,763 people
- Ajlaud · 2.6 km · 934 people
- Bardhala · 2.7 km · 553 people
- Bagli Khurd · 2.9 km · 720 people
- Dhilwan · 3.0 km · 1,562 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Purba?141417
- Which district is Purba in?Ludhiana district (Samrala tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Purba?Chawapail (CHA), about 4.5 km away
- How far is Purba from Ludhiana?39 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Purba?Weight loss surgery India / mini gastric bypass, about 3.2 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Purba?897 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Purba?wheat, paddy and dal