About Ghurka Village

Ghurka is a large village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,924, made up of 1,513 males and 1,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 923.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurka village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Phillaur
Pincode	144409
Area (hectares)	923.88 hectares
Population	2,924
Male Population	1,513
Female Population	1,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
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 24th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 923.88 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

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 24 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mauli Block Hut, about 3.5 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	Mauli Block Hut	3.5 km
Nearest town	Phagwāra	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	16 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	24 km

Villages closest to Ghurka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 2,924. That makes it the 24th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Ghurka village has 1,513 males and 1,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurka has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Ghurka is 144409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurka covers 923.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghurka falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghurka is Mauli Block Hut, about 3.5 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 24 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurka is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Mauli Block Hut is about 3.5 km away. Phagwāra is about 8.6 km away. Phillaur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.