Ludhiana Dialing Instructions

Steps to Dial Ludhiana, India from Any Country

Follow this basic dialing procedure to place an international long-distance call from any country worldwide to a landline or mobile phone number in Ludhiana, Uttar Pradesh, India.

The procedure outlined below is applicable to direct international dialing from a landline or mobile phone in the home or office. Dialing procedures may differ when using a calling card or a VoIP internet calling service.

1. Dial international access code / IDD:   ddd 

Dial your country's international access code (aka IDD) to initiate a phone call to Ludhiana.

Lookup your international access code / IDD.

Note that some mobile operators do not require dialing an IDD for certain calls and/or allow use of substitute characters (such as '+') in lieu of dialing an IDD. As well, in many cases you don't dial an IDD when using a calling card or VoIP service.

2. Dial India country code:  91 

Dial country code +91 to reach any location in India. Country codes are also known as ISDs or international subscriber dialing codes.

3. Remove '0' if one precedes your number

If your Ludhiana phone number starts with a '0' - e.g., 0161 454 8180, delete the '0'. The '0' is a national direct dial (NDD) code and is used only for calls within India.

4. Determine if calling to landline or mobile phone

Landline and mobile phone numbers are slightly different in Ludhiana, as elsewhere in India. All India numbers are 10-digits, but landline numbers are 7-digits and require a separate 3-digit area code. Mobile numbers are 10-digits and do not require the area code. All mobile numbers start with a '9'.

If you have a 10-digit phone number, then you are ready to continue dialing. If your number doesn't have 10-digits, you may need to add on the Ludhiana area code.

Check here to learn more about Ludhiana landline and mobile phone numbers.

5. If calling a Ludhiana landline phone number...

a. Dial the 3-digit Ludhiana area code:  161 

Ludhiana proper has only one area code. Other Ludhiana area codes.

b. Dial a 7-digit local subscriber number:  nnn nnnn 

All landline phones in Ludhiana proper have a 7-digit local subscriber number.

6. If calling a Ludhiana mobile phone number...

Simply dial the 10-digit mobile number:  9x nnn nnnnn 

All mobile phones in Ludhiana have 10-digits. Any phone number starting with a '9x' is a mobile phone. Some numbers starting with '8x' are also mobile numbers. No area code should be dialed.

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Steps to Dial Ludhiana from a Specific Country

Follow the links below for country-specific dialing instructions for calling Ludhiana landline and mobile phones. These pages include originating country access codes and other information.