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About Ghurk Wind Village

Ghurk Wind is a large village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,098, made up of 1,107 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurk Wind Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurk Wind village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143304
Area (hectares) 343.72 hectares
Population 2,098
Male Population 1,107
Female Population 991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Ghurk Wind compares

By the 2011 count Ghurk Wind is the 57th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 343.72 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Ghurk Wind

Ghurk Wind is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghurk Wind 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghurk Wind from other places

Ghurk Wind lies about 20 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Patti, about 9.4 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 Ghurk Wind
Nearest town Bhikkiwind Uttār 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Patti 9.4 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 20 km

Villages closest to Ghurk Wind

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patti 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 Ghurk Wind

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurk Wind village had a population of 2,098. That makes it the 57th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Ghurk Wind village has 1,107 males and 991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurk Wind has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Ghurk Wind is 143304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurk Wind covers 343.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghurk Wind falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghurk Wind is Patti, about 9.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghurk Wind.

Ghurk Wind is about 20 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurk Wind is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 6.7 km away. Patti is about 9.4 km away. Tarn Taran 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 Fatehpur Sugga (under 2 km), Sur Wind (under 2 km) and Bargari (1.6 km).

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

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