# Ghurka Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/ghurka/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Ghurka Ghurka is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144522**. The 2011 Census counted **61 people in 14 households**, the 175th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 61people (2011) - 14households - 75.4%literacy - 144522PIN code ## Ghurka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghurka is 144522.** Ghurka falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144522 - Gram panchayatKuhar - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032370 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? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)37 km by road - Balachaur (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? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Ghurka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hedon - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mutton - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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**. About 91% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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, 87 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Ghurka · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **97% Toilet within the home ****33%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **49% Tap water ****67%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **60% Use banking services ****47%** **75% Television ****47%** **78% Mobile phone ****60%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **8% None of these assets ****13%** **5% Own their home ****80%** **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 · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****743** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **861 Working population ****34.4%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 18 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (5%) · **■** Other work 1 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (5%) 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 Balachaur - Saidgama83 people - Bir Sobhuwal80 people - Mubarakpur76 people - Tej Palana72 people - Sarangpur Panj Peda49 people - Arazidarya Bramad Paragpur43 people - Nangli17 people - Dalelpur Urf Sarowal16 people [All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghurka?144522 - How far is Ghurka from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?37 km by road - What is the population of Ghurka?61 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghurka in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Ghurka?75.4% (Census 2011)