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About Ghurkewal Village

Ghurkewal is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 194 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 758 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurkewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurkewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 194
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 758
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghurkewal compares

By the 2011 count Ghurkewal is the 122nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Ghurkewal

Ghurkewal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghurkewal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Fatehgarh Viran, Fatehpur, Ferozepur and Gagon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghurkewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurkewal village had a population of 341. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Ghurkewal village has 194 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurkewal has about 758 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Ghurkewal is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurkewal covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghurkewal falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Ghurkewal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghurkewal.

Ghurkewal is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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