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Ludhiana
Metropolis in Punjab, India

Ludhiana

Ludhiana is the most populous city in the Indian state of Punjab.

Plan a trip to Ludhiana→From Chandigarh

The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 as of the 2011 census and distributed over 310 km2 (120 sq mi), making Ludhiana the most densely populated urban centre in the state. It is a major industrial center of Northern India, referred to as "India's Manchester" by the BBC. It is also known as the commercial capital of Punjab.

Get in

Getting to Ludhiana

The airport at Sahnewal, about 10 km away from Ludhiana, has been made functional. But a better option may be to use the Chandigarh airport, to which flights are available from Delhi, Mumbai and Jammu. The next nearest international airport is Amritsar's Raja Sansi Airport. An international airport is being planned in Ludhiana.

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    Ludhiana Airport

    There are many trains connecting all parts of country to Ludhiana.

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    Ludhiana Junction

    Ludhiana is 320 km from Delhi and the drive takes 5 hours.

See

Worth seeing

Ludhiana is not much of a tourist spot but is more an upcoming cosmopolitan city of India. With numerous malls and multiplexes under construction, these modern state-of-the art buildings are what tourists from nearby places come here to see and check out. The main malls of the city are Westend, Silver Arc and MBD.

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    Museum of Rural History of Punjab
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    Lodhi Fort
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    Payal Fort

    Nehru Rose Garden, Government College Rd, New Prem Nagar, Civil Lines.

Do

Things to do

Mall Road, Model town, Kipps Market are famous destinations of most of people to get around, shopping, street food. You can watch the latest movies in the PVR cinemas in Silver Arc or Waves at the Westend. Incidentally, Silver Arc also has the largest PVR cinemas in North India with a two-level, six-screen multiplex. There are many other beautiful places like Rose Garden, DreamLand, Rakh Baug.

Eat

Where to eat

You can find famous food chains like Mc Donalds, KFC and Pizza Hut in the malls or around.

How locals move

Getting around Ludhiana the local way

  • Get aroundBut a lot rickshaws and auto-rickshaws are constantly taking people from Point A to Point B.

From Wikivoyage: Ludhiana, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-06.

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