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About Rurki Khas Village

Rurki Khas is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,866, made up of 950 males and 916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurki Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurki Khas village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144532
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 1,866
Male Population 950
Female Population 916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rurki Khas compares

By the 2011 count Rurki Khas is the 34th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Rurki Khas

Rurki Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rurki Khas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rurki Khas from other places

Rurki Khas lies about 48 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 2.5 km away. 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 Khas
Nearest railway station Alachor 2.5 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 6.2 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 48 km

Villages closest to Rurki Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhshankar 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 Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurki Khas village had a population of 1,866. That makes it the 34th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Rurki Khas village has 950 males and 916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurki Khas has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Rurki Khas is 144532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurki Khas covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rurki Khas falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rurki Khas is Alachor, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Rurki Khas is about 48 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurki Khas is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Alachor is about 2.5 km away. Nawanshahr is about 5.3 km away. Garhshankar is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golewal (under 2 km), Alipur (1.6 km) and Najarpur (1.8 km).

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

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