About Rurki Village

Rurki is a large village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,889, made up of 1,495 males and 1,394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurki village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Phillaur
Pincode	144031
Area (hectares)	410.52 hectares
Population	2,889
Male Population	1,495
Female Population	1,394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rurki compares

By the 2011 count Rurki is the 26th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 410.52 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Rurki

Rurki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rurki as Available within 5 - 10 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 from other places

Rurki lies about 23 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mauli Block Hut, about 6.0 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
Nearest railway station	Mauli Block Hut	6.0 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	17 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	23 km

Villages closest to Rurki

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

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Common questions about Rurki

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurki village had a population of 2,889. That makes it the 26th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Rurki village has 1,495 males and 1,394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurki has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Rurki is 144031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurki covers 410.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rurki falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rurki is Mauli Block Hut, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rurki.

Rurki is about 23 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurki is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Mauli Block Hut is about 6.0 km away. Jandiāla is about 8.8 km away. Phillaur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.