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About Rurki Village

Rurki is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 469 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurki village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 142001
Area (hectares) 317 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 469
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rurki compares

By the 2011 count Rurki is the 125th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 317 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Rurki

Rurki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rurki as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rurki from other places

Rurki lies about 18 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, about 11 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 Rurki
Nearest railway station Kauli 11 km
Nearest town Sanaur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 16 km
District headquarters Patiala 18 km

Villages closest to Rurki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurki village had a population of 889. That makes it the 125th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Rurki village has 469 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurki has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Rurki is 142001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurki covers 317 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rurki falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rurki is Kauli, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rurki.

Rurki is about 18 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurki is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Kauli is about 11 km away. Sanaur is about 12 km away. Rajpura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rurka (under 2 km), Sialu (1.5 km) and Hari Majra (1.9 km).

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

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