Ludhiana
( ) is the most populous and the largest
city
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in the Indian state of
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
. The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879
2011 census and distributed over ,
making Ludhiana the most densely populated urban centre in the state. It is a major industrial center of
Northern India
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, referred to as the India's
Manchester
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by the BBC.
It stands on the old bank of
Sutlej River
The Sutlej or Satluj River () is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as ''Satadru''. It is the easternmost tributary of the Ind ...
, that is now to the south of its present course. The Union
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is a ministry of the Government of India with executive authority over the formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to the housing and urban development in Ind ...
has placed Ludhiana on the 48th position among the top 100
smart cities
A smart city is a technologically modern urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect specific data. Information gained from that data is used to manage assets, resources and services efficiently; in retur ...
and has been ranked as one of the easiest city in India for business according to the
World Bank
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.
History
Ludhiana was founded in 1480 by members of the ruling
Lodhi dynasty
The Lodi dynasty ( ps, لودي سلسله; fa, سلسله لودی) was an Afghan dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1451 to 1526. It was the fifth and final dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, and was founded by Bahlul Khan Lodi when h ...
of the
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206–1526). .
The ruling sultan,
Sikandar Lodhi
Sikandar Khan Lodi (died 21 November 1517), born Nizam Khan, was a Pashtun Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate between 1489 and 1517. He became ruler of the Lodi dynasty after the death of his father Bahlul Khan Lodi in July 1489. The second and most s ...
, dispatched two ruling chiefs, Yusuf Khan and Nihad Khan, to re-assert Lodhi control. The two men camped at the site of present Ludhiana, which was then a village called Mir Hota. Yusuf Khan crossed the
Sutlej
The Sutlej or Satluj River () is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as ''Satadru''. It is the easternmost tributary of the Ind ...
and established
Sultanpur, while Nihad Khan founded Ludhiana on the site of Mir Hota.
The name was originally ''Lodhi-ana''", meaning "Lodhi town", which has since shifted from "Lodiana" to the present form of Ludhiana.
The
Lodhi Fort Lodhi may refer to:
* Lodi (Pashtun tribe), a Batani Pashtun (Ghilzai) tribe mainly found in Afghanistan and Pakistan
* Lodhi dynasty of Delhi Sultanate
* Lodhi Colony, a residential colony in South Central part of New Delhi
* Lodhi (caste), a Hin ...
, or "''Purana Qila''", is the only surviving structure in the city from this period; located in the neighbourhood of
Fatehgarh
Fatehgarh is a cantonment town in Farrukhabad district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the south bank of the Ganges River. It is the administrative headquarters of Farrukhabad District. Fatehgarh derives its name from a ...
, it was well-maintained under
Ranjit Singh
Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He s ...
and the British after him, but then fell into disrepair. It was declared a state-protected monument in December 2013.
The Semi Centennial Celebration of the American Presbyterian Lodiana Mission was held in Ludhiana from 3–7 December 1884.
Ludhiana's Old City includes landmarks like the Lodhi Fort, Daresi Grounds, The Clock Tower, & Sood Family Haveli.
Geography
Ludhiana is located at . It has an average elevation of . Ludhiana City, to its residents, consists of the Old City and the New City. The new city primarily consists of the Civil Lines area which was historically known as the residential and official quarters of the colonial British encampment.
The land dips steeply to the north and the west where, before 1785, the river Sutlej ran.
The Old Fort was at the banks of the Sutlej (and now houses the College of Textile Engineering). Legend has it that a tunnel connects it to the fort in
Phillaur
Phillaur is a city and a municipal council as well as a tehsil in Jalandhar district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Punjab, India, Punjab.
Overview
Phillaur is the railway junction on the border line of Ludhiana Main ...
– although why this should be is debatable, as the Sutlej was the traditional dividing line between the principalities, often occupied by enemy forces (see History section).
The ground is of yellow sandstone and granite, forming small hillocks, plateaus and dips.
The tree of largest natural extraction was the kikar, or ''
Acacia Indica'', but has been supplanted by the eucalyptus, transplanted from rural Australia in the late 1950s by the Chief Minister
Pratap Singh Kairon.
Gulmohars and
jacaranda
''Jacaranda'' is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. The generic name is also used as the common name.
The species ''Jacaranda mimosifolia'' has achie ...
s were planted by the British along the avenues of Civil Lines, as were other flowering trees, while the Old City contains almost no vegetation or parks, except for a few isolated
pipal trees, holy to the Hindus, as it is supposed to be the abode of Lord Shiva.
Climate
Ludhiana features a relatively dry monsoon-influenced
humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...
(''Cwa'') under the
Köppen climate classification
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, although bordering on a
hot semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...
(''BSh''), with three defined seasons; summer, monsoon and winter. Ludhiana on an average sees roughly of precipitation annually. The official weather station for the city is in the compound of the Civil Surgeon's Office to the west of Ludhiana. Weather records here date back to 1 August 1868.
Ludhiana has one of the worst air pollution problems in India since 2011, with particulate matter being over six times the
World Health Organization
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recommended standard, making it the 13th most polluted city in the world.
Industrial water pollution is also of significant concern in portions of Ludhiana, notably along the
Budha Dariya.
Demographics
As per provisional data from the
2011 census, Ludhiana had a population of 1,618,879.
The literacy rate was 82.50 per cent, and the population consisted of 950,123 males and 743,530 females.
Religion
With around 66% adherents according to
2011 Indian Census
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
,
Hinduism
Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...
is the predominant religion of Ludhiana, followed by
Sikhism
Sikhism (), also known as Sikhi ( pa, ਸਿੱਖੀ ', , from pa, ਸਿੱਖ, lit=disciple', 'seeker', or 'learner, translit=Sikh, label=none),''Sikhism'' (commonly known as ''Sikhī'') originated from the word ''Sikh'', which comes fro ...
with 29% of the population.
Islam
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is followed by 2.8% and
Christianity
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by less than 1%.
Prior to
India's partition, Ludhiana had a population of 111,639 with Muslims being the majority with 63%. The Hindus were 31% and Sikhs 5%. It changed post-partition with a drastic reduction in Muslim percentage and simultaneous increase in Hindu and Sikh population, owing to migration of people between West and East Punjab.
Administration
Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is the urban local civic body in the city.
Politics
The city is part of the
Ludhiana (Lok Sabha constituency)
Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency (S. No. 7) is one of the 13 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Punjab, India. This Lok Sabha constituency is composed of 9 Punjab Legislative Assembly Constituencies from Ludhiana district, which are g ...
. The assembly constituencies in the city are:
Economy
The
World Bank
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ranked Ludhiana as the city in India with the best business environment in 2009 and 2013.
The riches are brought mostly by small-scale industrial units, which produce industrial goods, machine parts, auto parts, household appliances, hosiery, apparel, and garments. Ludhiana is Asia's largest hub for bicycle manufacturing and produces more than 50% of India's bicycle production each year. Ludhiana produces 60% of India's tractor parts and a large portion of auto and two-wheeler parts. Many parts used in German cars such as Mercedes and BMW are exclusively produced in Ludhiana to satisfy the world requirement. It is one of the largest manufacturer of domestic sewing machines. Hand tools and industrial equipment are other specialties. Ludhiana contribute most to Punjab than any other city.
![Feroze gandhi market](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Feroze_gandhi_market.png)
The apparel industry of Ludhiana, popularly known as Ludhiana hosiery industry provides employment to numerous people and produces India's largest share of winter clothing. It is especially known for its woollen sweaters and cotton T-shirts with the majority of India's woollen clothing brands being based here. Ludhiana is also famous for its industry of shawls and stoles and satisfies the demand of major domestic and international brands. As a result of its dominance in the textile industry it is often dubbed as the Manchester of India. Ludhiana is know sourcing production to major Corporate Brands all over India. It is the cloths manufactured here in Ludhiana that sells in big Brand showrooms. Ludhiana also has a growing IT sector with multiple software services and product companies having development centers in the city. In April 2021, BizMerlinHR, a HR management software firm with development center in Ludhiana was awarded Cool Vendor in HCM for 2021 by industry analyst Gartner.
Ludhiana was home to the
Ludhiana Stock Exchange Association
Ludhiana Stock Exchange (LSE) is a defunct stock exchange that was fully owned by Government of India. It was established in the year 1983. By 1999-2000, the exchange had a total of 285brokers, out of which 79 were corporate brokers. Among 284 ...
. LSE was situated on NH95 (Chandigarh-Ferozepur Highway) in Feroze Gandhi market near Mini Secretariat Ludhiana. The association is now defunct.
Attractions
Sports
Guru Nanak Stadium
Guru Nanak Stadium is a football and athletics stadium located in Ludhiana, India. It is currently the home ground of I-League team RoundGlass Punjab FC. With seating capacity of 30,000 spectators, there is a provision of 8 lane synthetic tr ...
in Ludhiana hosts a number of sporting events including athletics, football, badminton, basketball, gymnastics, handball, ''kabaddi'', table tennis, volleyball, as well as other indoor games.
;Kabaddi
Kabaddi world cup finals have been played twice in Guru Nanak Stadium Ludhiana. The stadium often hosts high-profile Kabaddi matches.
;Football
Various competitions like finals of
National Games Football Matches (2001) and I-League matches of clubs like
Minerva Punjab FC
RoundGlass Punjab FC is an Indian professional football club from Mohali in Punjab that competes in the Punjab State Super Football League and I-League. Founded as ''Minerva Academy FC'', in 2005, the club name was rebranded to ''Minerva Punjab ...
(now RoundGlass Punjab Football Club) have been played in Guru Nanak Stadium.
Kila Raipur Sports Festival
Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as Rural Olympics Games, is held annually in Kila Raipur, near Ludhiana. Competitions are held for rural sports, including ''
gatka
Gatka (; ; hi, गतका; ur, ) is a form of martial art associated primarily with the Sikhs of the Punjab and other related ethnic groups, such as Hindkowans. It is a style of stick-fighting, with wooden sticks intended to simulate ...
'', bullock cart races, trolley races, kabaddi, loading unloading trucks and acrobatics.
Skating
A skating rink is situated in Leisure Valley, Sarabha Nagar.
Places of interest
*
Alamgir
*
Doraha
*
Jagraon
*
Katana Sahib
*
Khanna
*
Kila Raipur
Qila Raipur (also spelled as Kila Raipur) is a noted village of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India, as it hosts the annual Qila Raipur Sports Festival, known as the ''Rural Olympics''. The events played often demonstrate the physical strength a ...
*
Machhiwara
Sri Machhiwara Sahib is one of the developing cities in the Ludhiana district of the Indian state of Punjab. Machhiwara is famous for Gurudwara Sri Charan Kanwal Sahib associated with Guru Gobind Singh ji and named after the Guru's feet that are ...
*
Mullanpur Dakha
The town of Mullanpur Dakha, also known as Mandi Mullanpur, is located in the Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is a ''nagar panchayat'', a settlement in transition from rural to urban. Due to the availability of transport ro ...
*
Nanaksar
Nanaksar is a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan
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*
Payal
*
Serai Lashkari Khan
*
Sidhwanbet
* Rose Garden
*
Sudhar
Gurusar Sudhar is a township in the district of Ludhiana in Punjab, India. It falls in the Raikot sub-division.
Demographics
According to census 2001 it has a population of 5728, of which 3003 are males and 2725 are females. The number of hou ...
* Sri Bhaini Sahib
File:Alamgir backside.JPG, Alamgir
File:Nanaksar.jpg, Nanaksar Kaleran
File:An old building in city khanna.jpg, Pre independence architect Khanna
File:Sarai Lashkari.jpg, Serai Lashkari Khan
File:Ludhiana - zoo-tiger safari 3.jpg, Ludhiana Zoo
Transportation
Ludhiana is well connected by road and rail as
Ludhiana railway station
Ludhiana Junction railway station (station code: LDH) is a railway station located in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab and serves Ludhiana. It is located in about the centre of the city and is among the busiest rail ...
is on the main Delhi-Amritsar route, and is an important railway junction with lines going to
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...
,
Ferozepur
Firozpur, also known as Ferozepur, is a city on the banks of the Sutlej River in Firozpur District, Punjab, India. After the partition of India in 1947, it became a border town on the India–Pakistan border with memorials to soldiers who died ...
,
Dhuri
Dhuri is a city in Sangrur District in the state of Punjab, India. The neighbouring towns of Dhuri are Sangrur, Malerkotla, Nabha, and Barnala.
Demographics
As of 2011 Indian Census, Dhuri city had a total population of 55,225 of which 29,231 w ...
, and
Delhi
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. The city is very well connected with daily or weekly trains to most places in India including the major cities of
Jammu
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi Ri ...
,
Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...
,
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...
,
Patiala
Patiala () is a city in southeastern Punjab, India, Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the ''Qila Mubarak, Patiala, Qila Mubarak ...
,
Pathankot
Pathankot is a city and the district headquarters of the Pathankot district in Punjab, India. Pathankot is the 6th most populous city of Punjab, after Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala and Bathinda. Its local government is a municipal cor ...
,
Kanpur
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,
Jaipur
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,
Ajmer
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,
Chandigarh
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,
Ambala
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,
Panipat
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,
Delhi
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,
Pune
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,
Mumbai
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,
Indore
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,
Bhopal
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,
Lucknow
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,
Ahmadabad,
Nagpur
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,
Ayodhya
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,
Nanded
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,
Patna
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), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...
, and
Kolkata
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. For administrative reasons the station is under
Ferozepur Railway Division. The railway line between Ludhiana and
Chandigarh
Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...
opened in 2013. The government has even passed a dedicated freight track between Ludhiana and Kolkata.
Road
Ludhiana is connected with other cities of Punjab and also with other states by bus service. Major national highways
NH 44
National Highway 44 (NH 44) is a major north–south National Highway in India and is the longest in the country.
It passes through the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, ...
,
NH 5 (old
NH1, NH95 respectively) and state highway SH 11 connect to the city. The transportation services are provided by the state owned
Punjab Roadways and private bus operators.
Airport
Ludhiana is served by the city based
Sahnewal Airport
Ludhiana Airport is the regional airport serving the city of Ludhiana and other sub-cities of Ludhiana District in Punjab. It is near the town of Sahnewal, southeast of Ludhiana on the Grand Trunk Road
The Grand Trunk Road (formerly k ...
(), also known as Ludhiana Airport. It is located near the town of
Sahnewal
Sahnewal is a city and a municipal council in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. The city is situated on National Highway No. 44, between Khanna and Ludhiana.
Demographics
At the 2001 India census, Sahnewal had a population of ...
, southeast of Ludhiana on the
Grand Trunk Road
The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. ...
. The airport is spread over more than . The current airport arrival/departure halls can accommodate 40 passengers. A new airport in Ludhiana is coming up at
Halwara Air Force Station with work under progress.
Chandigarh Airport
Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport is a civil enclave customs airport serving the city of Chandigarh. The airport is located in the village of Jhiurheri, Mohali, Punjab. The airport caters to six domestic airlines and connects Chandig ...
is the nearest
International Airport
An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries around the world. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports and they must feature longer ...
to Ludhiana. Other nearby airports are
Adampur Airport
Adampur Airport , Jalandhar is the primary airport serving the cities of Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur in Punjab, India. It is located at Adampur Town of Jalandhar district in Northern India, on the Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur main highway 23 km (14 m ...
in
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...
and
Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport
Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport is an international airport serving Amritsar, Punjab, India, located 11 km (7 mi) north-west from the city centre. It is named after Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru and the founder of Amritsar. The ...
in
Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...
.
Railway
Ludhiana Junction railway station
Ludhiana Junction railway station (station code: LDH) is a railway station located in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Ludhiana. It is located in about the centre of the city and is among the busiest railway stations o ...
is connected to other metro cities. It also has
Sahnewal
Sahnewal is a city and a municipal council in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. The city is situated on National Highway No. 44, between Khanna and Ludhiana.
Demographics
At the 2001 India census, Sahnewal had a population of ...
,
Doraha,
Kila Raipur
Qila Raipur (also spelled as Kila Raipur) is a noted village of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India, as it hosts the annual Qila Raipur Sports Festival, known as the ''Rural Olympics''. The events played often demonstrate the physical strength a ...
railway stations which serve cargo and passenger trains.
Vande Bharat Express
The Vande Bharat Express, previously known as Train 18, is a semi-high-speed, electric multiple unit train operated by Indian Railways. It was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai. The first train was manufactured in ...
has a stop at Ludhiana junction on its
New Delhi (NDLS) -
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) route.
City transportation
City bus service has been cancelled. Moving around inside the city is done mostly by auto-rickshaws, and
cycle rickshaw
The cycle rickshaw is a small-scale local means of transport. It is a type of hatchback tricycle designed to carry passengers on a for-hire basis. It is also known by a variety of other names such as bike taxi, velotaxi, pedicab, bikecab ...
s, while latest
Ludhiana BRTS was planned to be constructed but due to lack of funds allotted and weak planning and management the project too has been scrapped by the government thus worsening the traffic problems in the industrial city.
Auto rickshaw
![An Air View of Ludhiana](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/An_Air_View_of_Ludhiana.jpg)
The
Auto rickshaw
An auto rickshaw is a motorized version of the pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw. Most have three wheels and do not tilt. They are known by many terms in various countries including auto, auto rickshaw, baby taxi, mototaxi, pigeon, jonnybee, bajaj ...
is a three-wheel drive vehicle, which is one way to travel in the city. They have the capacity to hold three to six passengers. It can be hired individually or on a sharing basis. The auto rickshaws are easily available at every major place, including the interstate bus terminal and the railway station at a nominal fare which varies from ₨ 10 to ₨ 30. Jugnoo, an on demand auto rickshaw application launched its operations in February 2015 to provide low cost, reliable, 24×7 service to the citizens of Ludhiana.
Rickshaw
Cycle rickshaws are widely used in Ludhiana. The rickshaw or tricycle is pulled by a person and is a relatively cheap way of travelling in the city, but has become pricey after the autos have been scrapped.
Taxi
Radio taxis are also easily available. This is the most used means of transport by the people of Ludhiana.
Ola Cabs
Ola Cabs (stylized as OLΛ) is an Indian multinational ridesharing company, headquartered in Bangalore. It also operates in other business verticals including financial services and cloud kitchens.
A variety of venture capitalists including ...
launched in the city on 7 October 2014.
Uber
Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber), based in San Francisco, provides mobility as a service, ride-hailing (allowing users to book a car and driver to transport them in a way similar to a taxi), food delivery (Uber Eats and Postmates), package ...
is also very popular in the city.
Zoomcar
Zoomcar is an Indian car sharing platform, headquartered in Bangalore. The company was founded in 2013 by David Back and Greg Moran. It currently operates in 34+ cities.
History
American duo David Back & Greg Moran, met while studying at the ...
provides cars for self-drive car rental in the city.
Education
Schools
Ludhiana has 363 senior secondary, 367 high, 324 middle, 1129 primary, and pre-primary recognised Schools, with a total of 398,770 students. Most of these schools are either run by the ICSE
Central Board of Secondary Education
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board ...
or by
Punjab School Education Board
Punjab School Education Board (abbreviated P.S.E.B.) is a school board based in Mohali, Punjab, India. It was founded in 1969 under a legislative act of the Government of Punjab to administer the curriculum taught in public schools in the Punjab ...
.. Prominent schools in Ludhiana includes R.S. Model Senior Secondary School and Wylie Memorial High School.
Agriculture
Ludhiana is home to the largest agricultural university in Asia and one of the largest in the world,
Punjab Agricultural University
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is a public funded agricultural university located in Ludhiana district of Punjab. It is a state agricultural university in India. It was established in 1962 and is the nation's third-oldest agricultur ...
. The College of Veterinary Sciences at PAU was recently upgraded to the
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU).
GADVASU was established at Ludhiana by an act of the Punjab Legislature No. 16 of 2005 notified in the Punjab Government Gazette on 9 August 2005 and it started functioning 21 April 2006 for promoting livestock production, health and prevention of disease through integrated teaching, research and extension programmes.
Medical
Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, the first medical school for women in Asia, was founded by
Dame Edith Mary Brown
Dame Edith Mary Brown, (24 March 1864 – 6 December 1956) was an English doctor and medical educator. She founded the Christian Medical College Ludhiana in 1894, the first medical training facility for women in Asia, and served as principal ...
in 1894. Christian Medical College is a major and reputed tertiary care hospital in India, also the location of the world's first face transplant.
Dayanand Medical College and Hospital is another tertiary care teaching hospital in Ludhiana. Both these institutions are recognised by the
Medical Council of India
The Medical Council of India (MCI) was a statutory body for establishing uniform and high standards of medical education in India until its dissolution on 25 September 2020 when it was replaced by National Medical Commission. The Council grante ...
. The college is affiliated to
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences was established in July 1998 by Punjab Act No. 18. Punjabi and headquartered in Faridkot.
Faculties
University has about 920 MBBS and 1,070 BDS seats across Punjab. Notable affiliated colleges inclu ...
, Punjab.
Engineering
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College is an institution offering facilities and education for engineering students. It has a research and development center for bicycles and sewing machines.
Ludhiana College of Engineering and Technology
Ludhiana College of Engineering and Technology (LCET), Katani Kalan, Ludhiana is one of the prestigious institutes for Engineering and Management studies in India. It is affiliated to IKG PTU (IKG Punjab Technical University) and AICTE. It was ...
is an institute for Engineering and Management studies.
Notable individuals
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J. C. Mahindra, Indian industrialist and co-founder of Mahindra & Mahindra
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K.C. Mahindra Indian industrialist who co-founded Mahindra & Mahindra
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Sukhdev Thapar, Freedom fighter
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Kartar Singh Sarabha
Kartar Singh Sarabha (24 May 1896 — 16 November 1915) was an Indian revolutionary. He was 15-years old when he became a member of Ghadar Party; he then became a leading luminary member and started fighting for the independence movement. H ...
, Freedom fighter
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Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He mad ...
, Singer, actor
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Sukh Sanghera, Film director and music video director
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Bhai Randhir Singh, Freedom fighter
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Neel Kamal Puri
Neelkamal Puri (born 14 February 1956) is an Indian author, columnist and a college teacher. Born in Ludhiana, Punjab, she grew up in the princely state of Patiala, where she did her schooling from the Yadavindra Public School. She was one of th ...
, novelist, columnist
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Dharmendra
Dharam Singh Deol (born 8 December 1935), also known mononymously as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer and politician who is known for his work in Hindi films. Known as the first " He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra has worked in over 301 ...
, actor
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Sunil Mittal, entrepreneur, founder of
Airtel
Bharti Airtel Limited, commonly known as (d/b/a) Airtel, is an Indian multinational telecommunications services company based in New Delhi. It operates in 18 countries across South Asia and Africa, as well as the Channel Islands. Current ...
and Bharti Enterprises
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Simarjit Singh Bains
Simarjeet Singh Bains is an Indian politician from the state of Punjab and was a former member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.
Political career
Between 2012 and 2022, Bains represented the Atam Nagar Assembly constituency of Punjab.
Sima ...
, Social worker, politician
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Sahir Ludhianvi
Abdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described ...
, lyricist
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Sukhdeep Singh Chakria, Boxer
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Divya Dutta
Divya Dutta (born 25 September 1977) is an Indian actress and model. She has appeared in Hindi and Punjabi cinema, in addition to Malayalam and English-language films. She has received many awards including a National Film Award, a Filmfare Aw ...
, actress
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Diljit Dosanjh
Daljit Singh Dosanjh known professionally as Diljit Dosanjh (born 6 January 1984) is an Indian singer, actor, film producer and television personality. He works in Punjabi Music and subsequently in Punjabi cinema, Punjabi and Bollywood, Hind ...
, Singer, actor
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Manjit Rupowalia, Singer
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Rajinder Gupta, Industrialist, Chairman of TridentGroup
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Trishneet Arora, Ethical hacker, author
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Shubha Phutela
Shubha Phutela (5 May 1991 – 22 October 2012) was an Indian model and actress. She was crowned Hair-o-max Miss South India 2010. She starred in the Tamil film ''Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey'' that was released in 2012.
Early life and fami ...
, actress
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Dakssh Ajit Singh
Dakssh Ajit Singh is an Indian actor and songwriter. His latest work as "LAADI" in a Netflix series named CAT (Indian Web series) appreciated globally. Earlier singh had worked in Hindi television shows and Punjabi films. He is mostly noted fo ...
, actor
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Jainti Dass Saggar, Physician, politician
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Abhinav Shukla
Abhinav Shukla (born 27 September 1982) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television and films. He participated in '' Bigg Boss 14'' and '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11''.
Early life and education
Shukla was born on 27 Sept ...
, actor
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Sudarshan Agarwal
Sudarshan Agarwal (19 June 1931 – 3 July 2019). was an Indian civil servant who served as Governor of Uttarakhand (2003–2007) and Sikkim (2007–2008). , politician
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Shilpi Sharma, actress
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Gulzar Singh Sandhu, writer
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Naina Dhaliwal, Indian model
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Inderjit Hasanpuri
Inderjit Hasanpuri ( pa, ਇੰਦਰਜੀਤ ਹਸਨਪੁਰੀ also spelled as Inderjeet Hassanpuri and born as Inderjit Singh Kharal, was a well known songwriter/lyricist, producer, and writer from Punjab, India. He died on 8 October 2009 ...
, songwriter
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Ram Singh, Social reformer
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Maulana Habib-ur-Rehman Ludhianvi
Habib-ur-Rehman Ludhianvi (3 July 1892 – 2 September 1956) was one of the founders of Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam. He belonged to an Arain (tribe) and was a direct lineal descendant of Shah Abdul Qadir Ludhianvi, the freedom fighter against Br ...
, One of the founders of Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam
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Barkat Ali Ludhianwi
Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat Ali (ابو انیس محمد برکت علی لودھیانوی) (27 April 1911 – 26 January 1997) was a Muslim Sufi who belonged to the Qadri spiritual order. He was the founder of the non-political, non-profit, r ...
, Muslim Sufi and founder of the Dar ul Ehsan organisation
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Talish, Pakistani actor
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Raj Khosla
Raj Khosla (31 May 1925 – 9 June 1991) was one of the top director, producer and screenwriter in Hindi film industry from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was known for bringing in "neo-noir" and style in Indian cinema, and also as a "women's direc ...
, director
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Baldev Raj Chopra
Baldev Raj Chopra (22 April 1914 – 5 November 2008) was a famous Indian director and producer of Bollywood industry and television series . Best known for directing Hindi films like ''Naya Daur'' (1957), '' Sadhna'' (1958), ''Kanoon'' (1961) ...
, producer and director
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Kuldeep Manak
Kuldeep Manak, also spelled as Kuldip Manak (born Latif Mohammed Khan; 15 November 1951 – 30 November 2011), was an Indian singer best known for singing a rare genre of Punjabi music, ''kali'', also known by its plural form ''kalian'' or kali ...
, Singer
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Inderjit Nikku
Inderjit singh, popularly known as Nikku, is an Indian Punjabi Singer from Ludhiana
Ludhiana ( ) is the most populous and the largest city in the Indian state of Punjab. The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 2011 census and d ...
, Singer
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Ravinder Grewal
Ravinder Grewal (born 28 March 1963) is an Indian singer and actor. He has produced a Punjabi-language film, '' Raula Pai Gaya'', through his own production house. In 2015, he featured in the legal comedy '' Judge Singh LLB''. His most popular ...
, Singer
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Amar Singh Chamkila
Amar Singh Chamkila (21 July 1960 8 March 1988) was an Punjabi singer and musician of Punjabi music. Chamkila and his wife Amarjot were killed, along with two members of their band on 8 March 1988 in an assassination which remains unresolved. ...
, Singer
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Surinder Shinda
Surinder Pal Dhammi, better known as Surinder Shinda is an Indian singer of Punjabi music who is considered a "grandfather of moc", and has been described as "legendary". He has had numerous hit songs including "Jatt Jeona Morh", "Putt Jattan D ...
, Singer
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Karnail Gill
Karnail Gill ( pa, ਕਰਨੈਲ ਗਿੱਲ) was a Punjabi folk singer of Punjab. He is best known for his duets with Narinder Biba, Surinder Kaur, Jagmohan Kaur, Mohni Narula, Swaran Lata, Ranjit Kaur, Kumari Veena, Kuldip Kaur, Gulshan Kom ...
, Singer
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Ishmeet Singh, Singer
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Lal Chand Yamla Jatt
Lal Chand Yamla Jatt (28 March 1910 – 20 December 1991) was a noted Indian folk singer in the Punjabi-language. His trademark was his soft strumming of the tumbi and his turban tying style known traditionally as "Turla". Many consider him to ...
, Singer
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Mandeep Singh
Mandeep Singh (born 18 December 1991) is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Punjab in the top-flight of Indian cricket. A right-hand batsman who also occasionally bowls right arm medium pace, Mandeep has also played for India Blue, and North ...
Cricketer
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Pankaj Kapoor
Pankaj Kapur (born 29 May 1954) is an Indian actor who has worked in Hindi theatre, television and films. He has appeared in several television serials and films. He is the recipient of several awards, including a Filmfare Award and three Nati ...
Actor
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Hardev Dilgir
Hardev Dilgir ( pa, ਹਰਦੇਵ ਦਿਲਗੀਰ; 1939 – 25 January 2022) best known as Dev Tharike Wala, was an Indian lyricist. He is known for his hit kali, '' Tere Tille Ton'', sung by Kuldeep Manak.
Early life
Dev was born as Harde ...
, lyricist
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Saadat Hasan Manto
Saadat Hasan Manto (; Punjabi, ur, , ; 11 May 1912 – 18 January 1955) was a Pakistani writer, playwright and author born in Ludhiana, who was active in British India and later, after the 1947 partition of India, in Pakistan.
Writing ma ...
, writer, playwright
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Sanjeev Talwar, MLA Ludhiana East
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Bharat Bhushan Ashu, MLA Ludhiana West, Punjab Cabinet Minister
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Ish Sodhi
Inderbir Singh "Ish" Sodhi (born 31 October 1992) is a New Zealand cricketer born in Punjab, India who represents the New Zealand national cricket team in all formats, and Canterbury in domestic cricket. He bowls right-arm leg spin, and bats righ ...
, New Zealand Cricketer
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Happy Raikoti
Happy Raikoti is an Indian singer , lyricist and actor associated with Punjabi music
Music of Punjab (Punjabi: پنجاب دی موسیقی ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦਾ ਸੰਗੀਤ ) reflects the traditions of the Punjab region of the Subc ...
, lyricist, singer
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Chetan Sharma
Chetan Sharma (born 3 January 1966) is a former Indian cricketer and politician who played Tests and ODIs as a fast bowler for Indian cricket team. On 24 December 2020, he was elected as Chairman of the selection committee of Indian cricket tea ...
, Indian cricket player
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Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricket player
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Jaswinder Bhalla
Jaswinder Bhalla (born 4 May 1960) is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Punjabi cinema. He started his professional career as a comedian in 1988 with Chankata 88 and became actor with film Dulla Bhatti. He is best known for his comedy ...
, actor in
Punjabi cinema
Punjabi cinema, sometimes Metonymy, metonymously referred to as Pollywood or Punjwood is the Punjabi language, Punjabi-language film industry centered around the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, and based in Amritsar and Mohali.
The ci ...
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Anuv Jain, singer and songwriter
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Anand Arnold, bodybuilder
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Balbir Singh Rajewal, Farm union leader and politician
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Bhavish Aggarwal
Bhavish Aggarwal (born 28 August 1985) is an Indian entrepreneur and co-founder of Ola Cabs and Ola Electric. Aggarwal was included in ''Time'' magazine's ''100 Most Influential People of 2018.''
Early life
Aggarwal was born and brought ...
, Businessman and Founder of
Ola cabs and
Ola electric
Ola Electric Mobility is an Indian electric two-wheeler manufacturer, based in Bengaluru. Its manufacturing plant is located in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, India.
History 2017-2019
Ola Electric was established in 2017 as a wholly-owned subsidiary ...
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Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for
Kerala Blasters
Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established i ...
and
India national team
See also
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Ludhianvi Ludhianvi is a Muslim surname, meaning someone from Ludhiana in India. The surname may refer to the following notable people:
*Abdul Majeed Ludhianvi (1934–2015), Pakistani Islamic scholar
* Barkat Ali Ludhianwi (1911–1997), Pakistani Muslim Suf ...
References
Bibliography
* ''Mahan Kosh'', Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha, pp 311.
* ''Encyclopaedia of Sikhism'', Prof. Harbans Singh vol 2 pp 416
* ''The Sikh Ref Book'', Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer p464 & p196
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"Heavy metal contamination of the ecosystems by industrial emissions from Ludhiana"
External links
Official website of District Ludhiana (Punjab)Everything Ludhiana (Punjab)Ludhiana City Smart City Web Portal
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Metropolitan cities in India
Cities and towns in Ludhiana district
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Populated places established in the 1480s