Ghukharwalਘੁਖਰਵਾਲ

Where is Ghukharwal?

Ghukharwal is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031832, and it covers 161 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 279 people in Ghukharwal: 134 men and 145 women, living in 51 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 161 hectares, the population density works out to about 173 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1082 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 68 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.43 per cent and women at 75.78 per cent. The census recorded 68 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 65 main workers, the largest group, 33, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 22 other workers in trade, transport and services and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghukharwal's land. Of the village's 161 hectares, 121 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 97 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (97 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 34 cultivators and 10 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Ghukharwal is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Parsowal, Nasran, Bhulewal Rathan and Badhana.

What is the population of Ghukharwal?

The population of Ghukharwal was 279 at the 2011 census, living in 51 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Ghukharwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ghukharwal has government schools from primary to secondary school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.