About Rurkee Village

Rurkee is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,515, made up of 782 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurkee Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurkee village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode	140105
Area (hectares)	440 hectares
Population	1,515
Male Population	782
Female Population	733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rurkee compares

By the 2011 count Rurkee is the 17th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 440 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Rurkee

Rurkee is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rurkee as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Rurkee from other places

Rurkee lies about 24 km from Rupnagar. 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 Rurkee
Nearest town	Kharar	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chamkaur Sahib	23 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	24 km

Villages closest to Rurkee

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Rurkee

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurkee village had a population of 1,515. That makes it the 17th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Rurkee village has 782 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurkee has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Rurkee is 140105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurkee covers 440 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rurkee falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Rurkee notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rurkee.

Rurkee is about 24 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurkee is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kharar is about 4.9 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 23 km away. Rupnagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.