Kishanpur Ghurkaਕਿਸ਼ਨਪੁਰ ਘੁਰਕਾ

Where is Kishanpur Ghurka?

Kishanpur Ghurka is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Sandhar Jagir gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029461, and it covers 227 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 41 people in Kishanpur Ghurka: 19 men and 22 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 227 hectares, the population density works out to about 18 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1158 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 52.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60 per cent and women at 47.62 per cent. The census recorded 23 workers, about 56 per cent of the village. Of the 23 main workers, the largest group, 16, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 7 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kishanpur Ghurka's land. Of the village's 227 hectares, 172 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (172 hectares). About 55 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 16 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kishanpur Ghurka is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mand Bandu Jadid, Thakar Kaura, Mandi Kishanpur Ghurka and Silla.

What is the population of Kishanpur Ghurka?

The population of Kishanpur Ghurka was 41 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Kishanpur Ghurka have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kishanpur Ghurka has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.