About Rurka Village

Rurka is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 490 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurka village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Malerkotla
Pincode	148023
Area (hectares)	236 hectares
Population	938
Male Population	490
Female Population	448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rurka compares

By the 2011 count Rurka is the 116th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Rurka

Rurka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rurka 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 5 - 10 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 28 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Malerkotla, about 4.5 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 Rurka
Nearest railway station	Malerkotla	4.5 km
Nearest town	Māler Kotla	5.8 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	28 km

Villages closest to Rurka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurka village had a population of 938. That makes it the 116th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Rurka village has 490 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurka has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Rurka is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurka covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rurka falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rurka is Malerkotla, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Rurka.

Rurka is about 28 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurka is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Malerkotla is about 4.5 km away. Māler Kotla is about 5.8 km away. Sangrur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.