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About Rurka Village

Rurka is a mid sized village in SAS Nagar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 561 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurka village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil SAS Nagar
Pincode 140306
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 561
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rurka compares

By the 2011 count Rurka is the 40th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Rurka

The census records public bus service for Rurka 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rurka from other places

Rurka lies about 4.1 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 1.9 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 Rurka
Nearest railway station Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali) 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters SAS Nagar 4.1 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 4.1 km
Nearest town Mohali 4.1 km

Villages closest to Rurka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in SAS Nagar 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 Rurka

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurka village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 40th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Rurka village has 561 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurka has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Rurka is 140306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurka covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rurka falls under SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rurka is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Rurka.

Rurka is about 4.1 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.

Rurka is in SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali) is about 1.9 km away. SAS Nagar is about 4.1 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sector 66 (under 2 km), Shafipur (under 2 km) and Papri (under 2 km).

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

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