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About Rurkee Kham Village

Rurkee Kham is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,164, made up of 613 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurkee Kham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurkee Kham village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140901
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 1,164
Male Population 613
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rurkee Kham compares

By the 2011 count Rurkee Kham is the 40th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Rurkee Kham

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

Rurkee Kham lies about 13 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. 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 Kham
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 5.5 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 13 km

Villages closest to Rurkee Kham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurkee Kham village had a population of 1,164. That makes it the 40th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Rurkee Kham village has 613 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurkee Kham has about 899 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 875.

The pincode recorded for Rurkee Kham is 140901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurkee Kham covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rurkee Kham falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Rurkee Kham notes the nearest railway station 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 Rurkee Kham.

Rurkee Kham is about 13 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurkee Kham is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 5.5 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandon Gobindgarh (1.5 km), Shiamipur (1.6 km) and Palheri (1.8 km).

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

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