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About Rurka Khurd Village

Rurka Khurd is a large village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,194, made up of 1,640 males and 1,554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurka Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurka Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144409
Area (hectares) 355 hectares
Population 3,194
Male Population 1,640
Female Population 1,554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rurka Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Rurka Khurd is the 16th 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 355 hectares work out to about 9.0 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 Khurd

Rurka Khurd is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rurka Khurd 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rurka Khurd from other places

Rurka Khurd lies about 31 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Goraya, about 2.1 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Goraya 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 11 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 31 km

Villages closest to Rurka Khurd

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.

Common questions about Rurka Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurka Khurd village had a population of 3,194. That makes it the 16th 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.

Rurka Khurd village has 1,640 males and 1,554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurka Khurd has about 948 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 Khurd is 144409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurka Khurd covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rurka Khurd is Goraya, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Rurka Khurd is about 31 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurka Khurd is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Goraya is about 2.1 km away. Phillaur is about 11 km away. Jalandhar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atta (1.6 km), Bara Pind (2.1 km) and Bir Ganna Pind (2.1 km).

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

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