Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra # Ghurkal Ghurkal is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176036. The 2011 Census counted 774 people in 163 households, the 4th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%. - 774 people (2011) - 163 households - 89.8% literacy - 176036 PIN code ## Ghurkal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ghurkal is 176036. Ghurkal falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176036 - Community development block Dera - Census village code 010504 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ghurkal from nearby towns? - Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 65 km by road - Nadaun (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ghurkal? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ghurkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhadoli Kuthiyara - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Nadaun - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Berli - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ghurkal known for? The main crops are maize and wheat. About 73% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ghurkal Of every 100 households in Ghurkal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Ghurkal · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 98% - Toilet within the home 67% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 33% 34% - Tap water 97% 88% - Drinking water within premises 79% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 44% 35% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 56% 64% - Use banking services 92% 91% - Television 77% 76% - Mobile phone 78% 74% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 23% 18% - Car / jeep / van 4% 4% - None of these assets 5% 9% - Own their home 96% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ghurkal? ■ Ghurkal · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 89.8% 87.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1144 1073 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 745 891 - Working population 81.4% 65.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.1% for men and 85.5% for women. 80% of men and 83% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 45 (7%) · ■ Household industry 25 (4%) · ■ Other work 29 (5%) · ■ Marginal 529 (84%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jawalamukhi - Darang 1,378 people - Dhanot 1,185 people - Bhati 795 people - Raikhan 771 people - Pathiar 724 people - Luthan 693 people - Hasrol 677 people All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghurkal? 176036 - How far is Ghurkal from Dharmsala? 65 km by road - What is the population of Ghurkal? 774 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghurkal in? Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ghurkal? 89.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/ghurkal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.