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Ghurkal Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Ghurkal is a medium size village located in Jawalamukhi Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 163 families residing. The Ghurkal village has population of 774 of which 361 are males while 413 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Ghurkal village population of children with age 0-6 is 96 which makes up 12.40 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Ghurkal village is 1144 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Ghurkal as per census is 745, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Ghurkal village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Ghurkal village was 89.82 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Ghurkal Male literacy stands at 95.10 % while female literacy rate was 85.48 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Ghurkal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Ghurkal village.

Ghurkal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 163 - -
Population 774 361 413
Child (0-6) 96 55 41
Schedule Caste 35 15 20
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 89.82 % 95.10 % 85.48 %
Total Workers 630 288 342
Main Worker 101 - -
Marginal Worker 529 197 332

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.52 % of total population in Ghurkal village. The village Ghurkal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Ghurkal village out of total population, 630 were engaged in work activities. 16.03 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 83.97 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 630 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 45 were Agricultural labourer.