Ghurkewalਘੁਰਕੇਵਲ

Where is Ghurkewal?

Ghurkewal is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038802, and it covers 74 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 341 people in Ghurkewal: 194 men and 147 women, living in 68 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 74 hectares, the population density works out to about 461 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 758 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 331 people, about 97 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.43 per cent and women at 67.94 per cent. The census recorded 78 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 38 main workers, the largest group, 21, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 9 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 household industry workers. A further 40 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghurkewal's land. Of the village's 74 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (67 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 5 cultivators and 51 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ghurkewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Malewal, Taprian Rashidpur, Chhota Daudpur and Bara Daudpur.

What is the population of Ghurkewal?

The population of Ghurkewal was 341 at the 2011 census, living in 68 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Ghurkewal have?

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