Ghurk Wind Population, Caste, Working Data Tarn Taran, Punjab - Census 2011

Ghurk Wind is a village situated in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 375 families residing in the village Ghurk Wind. The total population of Ghurk Wind is 2,098 out of which 1,107 are males and 991 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghurk Wind is 895.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghurk Wind village is 284 which is 14% of the total population. There are 155 male children and 129 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghurk Wind is 832 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (895) of Ghurk Wind village.

Population
2,098
Families
375
Literacy
67.64%
Sex Ratio
895

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghurk Wind is 67.6%. Thus Ghurk Wind village has higher literacy rate compared to 59.5% of Tarn Taran district. The male literacy rate is 73.63% and the female literacy rate is 61.02% in Ghurk Wind village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ghurk Wind village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Ghurk Wind Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ghurk Wind village.

Total Male Female
Children 284 155 129
Literacy 67.64% 73.63% 61.02%
Scheduled Caste 889 472 417
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 871 406 465

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 42.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ghurk Wind village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ghurk Wind village out of total population, 696 were engaged in work activities. 81.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 696 workers engaged in Main Work, 176 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 165 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 568 528 40
Cultivators 176 169 7
Agriculture Labourer 165 161 4
Household Industries 9 8 1
Other Workers 218 190 28
Marginal Workers 128 78 50
Non Working 1,402 501 901

Nearby Villages to Ghurk Wind,

Below are the list of villages near Ghurk Wind village in Patti.

Village Population
Sur Wind 1,407
Fatehpur Sugga 689
Bhaini Gurmukh Singh 1,860
Lakhna 1,435
Bur Chand 881
Tappa 571
Dialpura 2,314
Begepur 756
Makhi Kalan 2,772
Bua 600

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