Ludhiana

Ludhiana (Punjabi: ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ, Hindi: लुधियाना) is an important industrial town in Punjab. It lies on the banks of the Sutlej river. It is also one of the cities on the historic Grand Trunk Road that formed an important trade route. It is around 100 km from Chandigarh and 140 km from Amritsar.



Understand
Ludhiana is Punjab's most populated city. For its production of hosiery, it is known as the Manchester of India. The district of Ludhiana also one of the largest agricultural producers in India, particularly of grains. Established in 1960s, the Punjab Agricultural University is considered as one of the best agricultural universities in India.

Climate
The best time to visit Ludhiana is from February to April. Nights can get quite cold during the winter (from November to January), falling to as low as 0 °C. May and June are very hot; summer temperatures in Ludhiana can reach 50 °C.

By plane
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.

By train
There are many trains connecting all parts of country to Ludhiana. The best option for getting to Ludhiana from Delhi is to take the superfast Shatabdhi Express, which departs in the morning and evening. It takes about 4 hours and one meal and tea are served on the way.



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

By bus
There is regular bus service to Ludhiana all day from ISBT Delhi. Deluxe bus service is also available day and night.

Get around
Getting around could be quite a task in Ludhiana because of excessive traffic in Chaura bazaar. But a lot rickshaws and auto-rickshaws are constantly taking people from Point A to Point B. A bus transportation has been operating which has routes between the Ludhiana Bus Depot, old courts, Different Bye passes around the city and the Chaura Bazaar. Ludhiana is also famous for Punjabi food that you will not get anywhere in Punjab.

See
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. But if you want to see Ludhiana heritage, then the Punjabi Heritage Museum in Punjab Agriculture University Campus is a not to be missed tourist spot. Other places of Tourist interest around Ludhiana are the Tiger Safari on GT road, Hardy's world near Phillaur and The rose Garden and The Rakh Bagh.

The sprawling Punjab Agriculture University Campus is one of the best and well maintained educational campus in India.

There are very beautiful Gurudwara like Alamgeer sahib, Rara sahib, Fly sahib, Dukh niwaran sahib, Manji sahib in the vicinity of Ludhiana. Mata Mandir near Jagraon Bridge, Krishna Mandir in Model Town, Dandi Swami Mandir, Ved Mandir near Daresi Ground and Sheetala mandir near Municipal Corporation Office are worth seeing.



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.

The Guru Nanak Sports Stadium is famous for its good infrastructure for sports activities. many national level tournaments are being held here for indoor and outdoor sports, it is the finest city and modern city in the state.

Cinema
There are several stand-alone cinema halls in Ludhiana. These include:
 * PVR Cinemas
 * Wave Cinemas
 * SRS Cinemas
 * Orient Cinema
 * Aarti Cinema

Buy
Ludhiana is known for its newly constructed shopping malls and other complexes. The Mall Road has various shopping complexes such as the There are international stores in
 * Casio Mall
 * Bharti Mall
 * Casio Mall
 * Bharti Mall

Ludhiana is the hub for hosiery goods in India. It makes woolens for the entire country which are also exported to America, Australia, Canada, Singapore, the UK, France, and many other European countries. Wholesale and countrywide famous hosiery markets are
 * Bajwa Nagar
 * Ghara Bhan
 * Dal Bazaar
 * Ashish
 * Kaaxo
 * Ashish
 * Kaaxo
 * Ashish
 * Kaaxo

Ludhiana is also famous for traditional jewellery. Most of reputed jewellers are on Rani Jhansi Road, like and on Mall Road.

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

Ludhiana is also famous for its chicken: -all possible tastes and varieties. Chawla's Cream Chicken (various locations), Babas Chicken are only a few.

Friends Dhaba and Shekhupuria's Dhabaa are famous for its parathas, Dal and Shahi Paneer. Just walk along the road opposite the railway station.

While in Ludhiana don't forget to try Basant's Kulfi and ice cream and Punnu Pakoras on Gill Road and if anyone want to eat even at 2AM then go to pandit paranthe wala near chaura bazaar.

If you feel like having sweets then go to Dhodha Sweet House, Civil Lines. It is famous for its unique & world famous Dhodha.







Drink
Lassi is the most authentic Punjabi drink which can be sweet or salted. Roadside Alcohol Shops are located all over the city and most of them have A/C drinking halls called Ahatas alongside where you can get basic snacks. Some are attached to dhabas like pradhanz dhaba near Aarti Cinema.

Sleep
Many hotels ranging from low budget to high budget can be found near railway station.
 * City Heart and Taksonz Hotels are good places to drink, dine and sleep.
 * Imperial Plaza Hotel, on NH-95 near the Imperial Plaza shopping centre.

Go next
There are a lot of choices to get out of Ludhiana. You can take trains heading to Delhi or Amritsar and continue on an international journey (if any) through their international airports. Or you can also take taxis or buses available by State Transport and go by road. Overnight deluxe air-conditioned buses also operate to Delhi and Jaipur.