Ludhiana

Ludhiana, capital of the Ludhiana district (area, 1375 sq. m.; pop. 618,835 in 1881), in Punjab, India, stands 8 miles from the south bank of the Sutlej, and on the Sind, Punjab, and Delhi Railway. It was founded in 1480 by the princes of Delhi, and is now a thriving corn-mart and has manufactures of Cashmere shawls, scarves, cottons, turbans, furniture, and carriages. Pop. 44,163. The shrine of a Mohammedan saint here attracts a large concourse of pilgrims every year.