About Ghurka Village

Ghurka is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 35 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 743 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurka village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Balachaur
Pincode	144522
Area (hectares)	64 hectares
Population	61
Male Population	35
Female Population	26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	743
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 167th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

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. The nearest villages by name are Gahun, Garhi Kanungoan, Garle Dhaha and Garlon Bet. 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.

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Common questions about Ghurka

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurka village had a population of 61. That makes it the 167th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Ghurka village has 35 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurka has about 743 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Ghurka is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurka covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghurka falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Ghurka notes the nearest railway station 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 in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 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.