About Rurka Kalan Village

Rurka Kalan is one of the larger villages in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,467, made up of 3,835 males and 3,632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1239.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurka Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurka Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Phillaur
Pincode	144031
Area (hectares)	1239.67 hectares
Population	7,467
Male Population	3,835
Female Population	3,632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rurka Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Rurka Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 1239.67 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Rurka Kalan

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

Rurka Kalan lies about 25 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Goraya, about 7.1 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 Rurka Kalan
Nearest railway station	Goraya	7.1 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	14 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	25 km

Villages closest to Rurka Kalan

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 Rurka Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurka Kalan village had a population of 7,467. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Rurka Kalan village has 3,835 males and 3,632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurka Kalan has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

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

Rurka Kalan covers 1239.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rurka Kalan falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rurka Kalan is Goraya, about 7.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rurka Kalan.

Rurka Kalan is about 25 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurka Kalan is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Goraya is about 7.1 km away. Jandiāla is about 8.8 km away. Phillaur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.