About Rurgarh Village

Rurgarh is a mid sized village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 544 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurgarh village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Dhuri
Pincode	148025
Area (hectares)	378 hectares
Population	1,011
Male Population	544
Female Population	467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	858
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rurgarh compares

By the 2011 count Rurgarh is the 78th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Rurgarh

Rurgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rurgarh 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rurgarh from other places

Rurgarh lies about 26 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Himmatana, about 9.5 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 Rurgarh
Nearest railway station	Himmatana	9.5 km
Nearest town	Māler Kotla	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuri	15 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	26 km

Villages closest to Rurgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurgarh village had a population of 1,011. That makes it the 78th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Rurgarh village has 544 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurgarh has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Rurgarh is 148025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurgarh covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rurgarh falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rurgarh is Himmatana, about 9.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rurgarh.

Rurgarh is about 26 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurgarh is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Himmatana is about 9.5 km away. Māler Kotla is about 12 km away. Dhuri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.