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Ghurka Population - Jalandhar, Punjab

Ghurka is a large village located in Phillaur Tehsil of Jalandhar district, Punjab with total 627 families residing. The Ghurka village has population of 2924 of which 1513 are males while 1411 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Ghurka village population of children with age 0-6 is 271 which makes up 9.27 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Ghurka village is 933 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Ghurka as per census is 1101, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Ghurka village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Ghurka village was 76.18 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Ghurka Male literacy stands at 78.40 % while female literacy rate was 73.76 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Ghurka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Ghurka village.

Ghurka Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 627 - -
Population 2,924 1,513 1,411
Child (0-6) 271 129 142
Schedule Caste 1,695 874 821
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 76.18 % 78.40 % 73.76 %
Total Workers 1,099 913 186
Main Worker 736 - -
Marginal Worker 363 231 132

Caste Factor

In Ghurka village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 57.97 % of total population in Ghurka village. The village Ghurka currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Ghurka village out of total population, 1099 were engaged in work activities. 66.97 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.03 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1099 workers engaged in Main Work, 160 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35 were Agricultural labourer.