About Ghurkal Village

Ghurkal is a mid sized village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 361 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurkal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawalamukhi
Pincode	176036
Area (hectares)	96.26 hectares
Population	774
Male Population	361
Female Population	413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,144
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghurkal compares

By the 2011 count Ghurkal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 96.26 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Ghurkal

Ghurkal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghurkal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghurkal from other places

Ghurkal lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 25 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ghurkal
Tehsil headquarters	Jawalamukhi	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	25 km
District headquarters	Kangra	33 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	44 km

Villages closest to Ghurkal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawalamukhi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Ghurkal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurkal village had a population of 774. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Ghurkal village has 361 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurkal has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Ghurkal is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurkal covers 96.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghurkal falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghurkal is Amb Andaura, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghurkal.

Ghurkal is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurkal is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 8.0 km away. Amb Andaura is about 25 km away. Kangra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.