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About Rurkee Pukhta Village

Rurkee Pukhta 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 1,664, made up of 862 males and 802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurkee Pukhta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurkee Pukhta village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140307
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 1,664
Male Population 862
Female Population 802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rurkee Pukhta compares

By the 2011 count Rurkee Pukhta is the 18th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Rurkee Pukhta

Rurkee Pukhta 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 Rurkee Pukhta as Available within village. 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 Rurkee Pukhta from other places

Rurkee Pukhta lies about 15 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 Pukhta
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 4.9 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 15 km

Villages closest to Rurkee Pukhta

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 Pukhta

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurkee Pukhta village had a population of 1,664. That makes it the 18th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Rurkee Pukhta village has 862 males and 802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurkee Pukhta has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Rurkee Pukhta is 140307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurkee Pukhta covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rurkee Pukhta.

Rurkee Pukhta is about 15 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 Pukhta is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 4.9 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhago Majra (under 2 km), Mamunpur (1.6 km) and Simbal Majra (1.7 km).

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

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