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
lAmritsar	laran Taran	r852
lAmritsar	latti	r851
lAmritsar	layya	r853
lAmritsar	ljnala	r858
lAmritsar	lmritsar	r83
lAmritsar	loindwal	r859
lBhatinda	laman	r655
lBhatinda	lansa	r652
lBhatinda	lardulgarh	r659
lBhatinda	lhatinda	r64
lBhatinda	lhulmandi	r651
lChandigarh	lhandigarh	r72
lFerozepur	lalaut	r637
lFerozepur	laridakot	r639
lFerozepur	lazilka	r638
lFerozepur	lbohar	r634
lFerozepur	lerozepur	r632
lFerozepur	lira	r682
lFerozepur	loga	r636
lFerozepur	lotkapura	r635
lFerozepur	luktasar	r633
lFerozepur	luruharsahai	r685
lHosiarpur	lalachaur	r885
lHosiarpur	landaUrmar	r886
lHosiarpur	larhashanker	r884
lHosiarpur	lasua	r883
lHosiarpur	loshiarpur	r882
lJalandhar	lakodar	r821
lJalandhar	lallandhar	r81
lJalandhar	lapurthala	r822
lJalandhar	lawanshahar	r823
lJalandhar	lhagwara	r824
lJalandhar	lhillaur	r826
lJalandhar	lultanpur Lodhi	r828
lLudhiana	lagraon	r624
lLudhiana	lamrala	r628
lLudhiana	ludhiana	r61
lPathankot	latala	r871
lPathankot	lathankot	r86
lPathankot	linanagar	r875
lPathankot	luadian	r872
lPathankot	lugial	r870
lPathankot	lurdaspur	r874
lPatiala	labha	r765
lPatiala	lajpura	r762
lPatiala	lamana	r764
lPatiala	larhind	r763
lPatiala	latiala	r75
lRopar	langal	r887
lRopar	lharar	r60
lRopar	lopar	r881
lSangrur	lalerkotla	r675
lSangrur	langrur	r672
lSangrur	larnala	r679
lSangrur	lunam	r676

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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