About Rurewal Village

Rurewal is a small village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 181 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurewal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Samrala
Pincode	142023
Area (hectares)	138 hectares
Population	351
Male Population	181
Female Population	170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rurewal compares

By the 2011 count Rurewal is the 147th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 908.

Getting to Rurewal

Rurewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rurewal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rurewal from other places

Rurewal lies about 34 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 14 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 Rurewal
Nearest town	Māchhīwāra	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Rahon	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Samrala	14 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	34 km

Villages closest to Rurewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurewal village had a population of 351. That makes it the 147th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Rurewal village has 181 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurewal has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Rurewal is 142023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurewal covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rurewal falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rurewal is Rahon, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Rurewal.

Rurewal is about 34 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurewal is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 5.6 km away. Rahon is about 14 km away. Samrala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.