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About Kishanpur Ghurka Village

Kishanpur Ghurka is a small village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 19 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishanpur Ghurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishanpur Ghurka village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode 144626
Area (hectares) 227.12 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 19
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kishanpur Ghurka compares

By the 2011 count Kishanpur Ghurka is the 151st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 227.12 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kishanpur Ghurka

Kishanpur Ghurka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kishanpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kishanpur Ghurka from other places

Kishanpur Ghurka lies about 34 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Giddarpindi, about 12 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 Kishanpur Ghurka
Nearest railway station Giddarpindi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanpur Lodhi 13 km
Nearest town Patti 20 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 34 km

Villages closest to Kishanpur Ghurka

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

Common questions about Kishanpur Ghurka

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishanpur Ghurka village had a population of 41. That makes it the 151st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Kishanpur Ghurka village has 19 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishanpur Ghurka has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Kishanpur Ghurka is 144626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishanpur Ghurka covers 227.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kishanpur Ghurka falls under Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kishanpur Ghurka is Giddarpindi, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kishanpur Ghurka.

Kishanpur Ghurka is about 34 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishanpur Ghurka is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Giddarpindi is about 12 km away. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 13 km away. Patti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandi Kishanpur Ghurka (under 2 km), Mand Gujarpur (2.8 km) and Rampur Gaura (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kishanpur Ghurka today is likely to be higher.

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