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About Rurka Village

Rurka is a large village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,235, made up of 1,175 males and 1,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142021, 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 West
Pincode 142021
Area (hectares) 518 hectares
Population 2,235
Male Population 1,175
Female Population 1,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rurka compares

By the 2011 count Rurka is the 45th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 518 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Rurka

Rurka 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 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 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 West 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 West 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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurka village had a population of 2,235. That makes it the 45th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Rurka village has 1,175 males and 1,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurka has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Rurka is 142021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurka covers 518 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rurka falls under Ludhiana West 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 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Bhanohad Punjab is about 2.9 km away. Gil is about 15 km away. Ludhiana West is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangpur (2.4 km), Bhanohar (2.7 km) and Mohi (2.9 km).

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

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