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About Rurki Khurd Village

Rurki Khurd is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 481 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurki Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurki Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148022
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 481
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rurki Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Rurki Khurd is the 119th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Rurki Khurd

Rurki Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rurki Khurd as Available within <5 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 Rurki Khurd from other places

Rurki Khurd lies about 39 km from Sangrur. 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 Rurki Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 16 km
Nearest town Māler Kotla 16 km
District headquarters Sangrur 39 km

Villages closest to Rurki Khurd

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.

Common questions about Rurki Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurki Khurd village had a population of 914. That makes it the 119th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Rurki Khurd village has 481 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurki Khurd has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Rurki Khurd is 148022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurki Khurd covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rurki Khurd falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The census record for Rurki Khurd notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rurki Khurd.

Rurki Khurd is about 39 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurki Khurd is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Malerkotla is about 16 km away. Māler Kotla is about 16 km away. Sangrur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagowal (under 2 km), Ladewal (under 2 km) and Jabo Majra (2.0 km).

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

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