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{{Other uses|Gurkha (disambiguation)}}
{{For|Indian peoples|Indian Gorkha}}
{{Orphan|date=July 2016}}

{{use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ghurka
| native_name = ਘੁੜਕਾ
| native_name_lang = Punjabi
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.1546623|N|75.7367662|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name3 =
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric


| elevation_m = 240
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 2,924<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=32790|title=Village Population per Census India|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 1513/1311 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144632
| area_code_type = Telephone
| area_code = 01826
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#PB.E2.80.94Punjab|PB]]- 08
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-PB]]

| blank1_name_sec2 = Post Office
| blank1_info_sec2 = Ghurka
| website = {{URL|jalandhar.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Ghurka''' ({{lang-pa|ਘੂੜਕਾ}}) is a village in [[Jalandhar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located 5.5 km away from [[Rurka Kalan]], 19 km from [[Phillaur]], 33.4 km from district headquarter [[Jalandhar]] and 136 km from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is [[Administration (government)|administrated]] by a [[sarpanch]] who is an [[elected representative]] of village as per [[Panchayati raj (India)]].

== Education ==
The village has a Punjabi medium, [[Co-education|co-ed]] [[primary school|upper primary]] with secondary school (GHS Ghurka). The school provide [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] as per Indian [[Midday Meal Scheme]] and the meal prepared in school premises and it was found in 1974.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/ghs-ghurka/03041002102 | title=Details Of School | work=ICBSE}}</ref>

== Facilities ==
The village has one bank: [[Canara Bank]] with [[automated teller machine|ATM]] facility.

== Demography ==
According to the report [[published]] by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]] , Ghurka has a total number of 627 houses and population of 2,924 of which include 1513 males and 1311 females. [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] rate of Ghurka is 76.18%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 271 which is 9.27% of total population of Ghurka, and child sex ratio is approximately 1101 higher than state average of 897.

Most of the people are from [[Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 57.97% of total population in Ghurka. The town does not have any [[Schedule Tribes|Schedule Tribe]] population so far.

As per census 2011, 1099 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Ghurka which includes 913 males and 186 females. According to census survey report 2011, 66.97% workers describe their work as main work and 33.03% workers are involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.<ref name=census />

== Transport ==
Goraya and Phagwara railway stations are the nearest [[train station]]. However, Phillaur Junction [[train station]] is 19 km away from the village. The village is 49.2 km away from [[domestic airport]] in [[Ludhiana]] and the nearest [[international airport]] is located in Chandigarh also [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] is the second nearest airport which is 136 km away in [[Amritsar]].

== References ==
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{{Jalandhar district}}


[[Category:Villages in Jalandhar district]]

Ghurka Punjab - Revision history

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