# Ghurka Village, Fazilka, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Fazilka, Firozpur 

# Ghurka

Ghurka is a village in Fazilka sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **152123**. The 2011 Census counted **1,798 people in 323 households**, the 79th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 1,798people (2011)
- 323households
- 55.1%literacy
- 152123PIN code

## Ghurka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghurka is 152123.** Ghurka falls in Fazilka sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code152123
- Gram panchayatGhurka
- Community development blockFazilka
- Census village code035007

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ghurka from nearby towns?

- Fazilka (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)77 km by road
- Fazilka (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ghurka?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ghurka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Laduka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Fazilka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Fazilka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghurka known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and pulses**. About 92% of the 857 hectares of village land is sown, and 787 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ghurka

Of every 100 households in Ghurka in 2011, 98 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghurka · ■ Fazilka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**43%

Tap water ****3%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**77%

Use banking services ****40%**

**47%

Television ****63%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**30%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**7%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ghurka?

■ Ghurka · ■ Fazilka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**856

Working population ****27.9%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 46.2% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 267 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (31%) · **■** Other work 34 (7%) · **■** Marginal 43 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Fazilka

- Jandwala Kharta1,891 people
- Hiranwali1,863 people
- Kotha Alias Lukmanpura1,828 people
- Banwala Hanwanta1,800 people
- Bandiwala1,786 people
- Asafwala1,752 people
- Koil Khera1,728 people
- Muhar Khiwa1,720 people

[All 147 villages in Fazilka](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/fazilka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghurka?152123
- How far is Ghurka from Firozpur?77 km by road
- What is the population of Ghurka?1,798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghurka in?Firozpur district (Fazilka sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Ghurka?55.1% (Census 2011)