Map of Ludhiāna, India

Ludhiāna is a city in Punjab, India, with a population of about 1,618,879. It lies at 30.9120°N, 75.8538°E. Ludhiāna is about 287 km (178 mi) northwest of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nawanshahr, 34 km to the northeast.

Ludhiāna at a glance

Where is Ludhiāna?

• The 21st largest city in India by recorded population.
• The largest city in Punjab on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 08 min on the shortest day to 14 h 09 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ludhiāna

• Nawanshahr — 34 km northeast
• Phagwāra — 36 km north
• Jagraon — 39 km west
• Khanna — 42 km southeast
• Māler Kotla — 42 km south
• Nakodar — 43 km northwest
• Jalandhar — 53 km northwest
• Sirhind — 59 km southeast
• Dhūri — 60 km south
• Ropar — 65 km east

Largest cities in Punjab

• Amritsar — 1,159,227
• Jalandhar — 868,929
• Patiāla — 446,246
• Bathinda — 285,788
• Pathānkot — 174,306
• Hoshiārpur — 168,653
• Mohali — 166,864
• Moga — 163,397
• Batāla — 158,621
• Abohar — 145,302

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.