Area Codes for Ludhiana and Nearby Locations

The area code used in the Ludhiana metropolitan area is: 161. Area codes for other locations near Ludhiana, Punjab are shown below.

In India, area codes are often called STD codes -- STD stands for 'subscriber trunk dialing'. To make things more confusing, they are also called SDCA codes. SDCA stands for 'short distance charging area'. So this means that in India:

area code = STD code = SDCA code

In India, area codes / STD codes are used somewhat differently than in other parts of the world in the sense that the physical area and/or population that they cover is often quite small. There is an historical reason for this that relates to an early technology limitation that now no longer exists.

Nevertheless, this old area code numbering scheme has stuck and as a result, India has hundreds and hundreds of STD codes -- many, many more than most countries.

Another somewhat unusual thing is that area codes / STD codes are used only for landline phone numbers in India. Mobile phone numbers in India do not utilize area codes. Instead, the mobile prefixes '9x' and '8x' are used for all mobile numbers regardless of where the subscriber is based.

This means that the listed Ludhiana area codes are only applicable to India landline phone numbers.

To make an inbound international call (or domestic long distance call) to a Ludhiana landline phone, you need to dial a 3-digit area code, along with a 7-digit local subscriber number - 10-digits total.

If you are calling a Ludhiana mobile phone number, you should not use this area code. Click here for further details on dialing a Ludhiana mobile phone number - and for information on how to tell a landline number from a mobile number.

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STD Codes / Area Codes for the Ludhiana, India Area

Ludhiana is located in the Punjab telecom circle. The following table lists the STD codes for all locations in the PB telecom circle. more on India telecom circles >>>>

In the table, 'LDCA' and 'SDCA' refer to 'long distance charging area' and 'short distance charging area', respectively. Generally speaking, SDCAs correspond roughly to towns. LDCAs are larger and correspond roughly to counties or districts. LDCAs contain multiple SDCAs.

STD Codes for Ludhiana and Other Locations
in the Punjab Telecom Circle

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LDCA	SDCA	STD Code
Amritsar	Ajnala	1858
Amritsar	Amritsar	183
Amritsar	Goindwal	1859
Amritsar	Patti	1851
Amritsar	Rayya	1853
Amritsar	Taran Taran	1852
Bhatinda	Bhatinda	164
Bhatinda	Mansa	1652
Bhatinda	Phulmandi	1651
Bhatinda	Raman	1655
Bhatinda	Sardulgarh	1659
Chandigarh	Chandigarh	172
Ferozepur	Abohar	1634
Ferozepur	Faridakot	1639
Ferozepur	Fazilka	1638
Ferozepur	Ferozepur	1632
Ferozepur	Guruharsahai	1685
Ferozepur	Kotkapura	1635
Ferozepur	Malaut	1637
Ferozepur	Moga	1636
Ferozepur	Muktasar	1633
Ferozepur	Zira	1682
Hosiarpur	Balachaur	1885
Hosiarpur	Dasua	1883
Hosiarpur	Garhashanker	1884
Hosiarpur	Hoshiarpur	1882
Hosiarpur	TandaUrmar	1886
Jalandhar	Jallandhar	181
Jalandhar	Kapurthala	1822
Jalandhar	Nakodar	1821
Jalandhar	Nawanshahar	1823
Jalandhar	Phagwara	1824
Jalandhar	Phillaur	1826
Jalandhar	Sultanpur Lodhi	1828
Ludhiana	Jagraon	1624
Ludhiana	Ludhiana	161
Ludhiana	Samrala	1628
Pathankot	Batala	1871
Pathankot	Dinanagar	1875
Pathankot	Gurdaspur	1874
Pathankot	Jugial	1870
Pathankot	Pathankot	186
Pathankot	Quadian	1872
Patiala	Nabha	1765
Patiala	Patiala	175
Patiala	Rajpura	1762
Patiala	Samana	1764
Patiala	Sarhind	1763
Ropar	Kharar	160
Ropar	Nangal	1887
Ropar	Ropar	1881
Sangrur	Barnala	1679
Sangrur	Malerkotla	1675
Sangrur	Sangrur	1672
Sangrur	Sunam	1676

Phone Number Formatting Guidelines

For dialing purposes, please take note of the following:

• For areas with 2-digit STD codes: Subscriber numbers for areas with 2-digit area codes are 8-digits long (10-digits total).
• For areas with 3-digit STD codes: Subscriber numbers for areas with a 3-digit area codes are 7-digits long (10-digits total).
• For areas with 4-digit STD codes: Subscriber numbers for areas with 4-digit area codes are 6-digits long (10-digits total).

In all cases, these numbering rules allow the final complete phone number to conform to the required 10-digit telephone number format that is standard throughout India for landline phones.

Mobile phones are also currently 10-digits long, but STD codes do not apply to them.

Please check India's official National Numbering Plan (large pdf) for a complete list of India area codes / SDCA codes.

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In some cases, area codes may be referred to as city codes. However, a 'city code' more correctly refers to the codes used for airports and other geographic designations under the UN's UN/LOCODE system and/or the IATA airport coding system. The city code for Ludhiana is LUH.

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