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About Rurki Village

Rurki is a mid sized village in Amloh tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,266, made up of 670 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurki village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Amloh
Pincode 147203
Area (hectares) 378 hectares
Population 1,266
Male Population 670
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rurki compares

By the 2011 count Rurki is the 28th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Rurki

Rurki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rurki as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rurki from other places

Rurki lies about 43 km from Fatehgarh Sahib. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rurki
Tehsil headquarters Amloh 7.7 km
Nearest town Khanna 15 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 43 km

Villages closest to Rurki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amloh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rurki

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurki village had a population of 1,266. That makes it the 28th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Rurki village has 670 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurki has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Rurki is 147203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurki covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rurki falls under Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The census record for Rurki notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rurki.

Rurki is about 43 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurki is in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Amloh is about 7.7 km away. Khanna is about 15 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Himmatgarh Chhanna (1.8 km), Machhrai Kalan (1.9 km) and Mianpur (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rurki today is likely to be higher.

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