About Rurka Village

Rurka is a large village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,681, made up of 1,402 males and 1,279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurka village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Ludhiana East
Pincode	141101
Area (hectares)	486 hectares
Population	2,681
Male Population	1,402
Female Population	1,279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rurka compares

By the 2011 count Rurka is the 27th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 486 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Rurka

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

Rurka lies about 17 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Bhanohad Punjab, about 2.9 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
Nearest railway station	Bhanohad Punjab	2.9 km
Nearest town	Gil	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ludhiana East	17 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	17 km

Villages closest to Rurka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurka village had a population of 2,681. That makes it the 27th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Rurka village has 1,402 males and 1,279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurka has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Rurka is 141101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurka covers 486 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rurka falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rurka is Bhanohad Punjab, about 2.9 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.

Rurka is about 17 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurka is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Bhanohad Punjab is about 2.9 km away. Gil is about 15 km away. Ludhiana East is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.