Ghurka, Punjab
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Ghurka | |
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Village | |
  Ghurka Location in Punjab, India  Ghurka Ghurka (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°09′17″N 75°44′12″E / 31.1546623°N 75.7367662°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,924[1] |
| Sex ratio 1513/1311 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144632 |
| Telephone | 01826 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB- 08 |
| Post Office | Ghurka |
| Website | jalandhar |
Ghurka is a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab 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 administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed upper primary with secondary school (GHS Ghurka). The school provide mid-day meal as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme and the meal prepared in school premises and it was found in 1974.[2]
Facilities
The village has one bank: Canara Bank with ATM facility.