About Ghurka Village

Ghurka is a mid sized village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,798, made up of 908 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 857 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurka village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Fazilka
Pincode	152123
Area (hectares)	857 hectares
Population	1,798
Male Population	908
Female Population	890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghurka compares

By the 2011 count Ghurka is the 79th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 857 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Ghurka

Ghurka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghurka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghurka from other places

Ghurka lies about 71 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Theh Qalandar, about 5.4 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 Ghurka
Nearest railway station	Theh Qalandar	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fazilka	12 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	71 km

Villages closest to Ghurka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fazilka 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 Ghurka

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurka village had a population of 1,798. That makes it the 79th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Ghurka village has 908 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurka has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Ghurka is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurka covers 857 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghurka falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghurka is Theh Qalandar, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghurka.

Ghurka is about 71 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurka is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Theh Qalandar is about 5.4 km away. Fazilka is about 12 km away. Firozpur is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.