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About Rurki Kalan Village

Rurki Kalan is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 329 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurki Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurki Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 673
Male Population 329
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rurki Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Rurki Kalan is the 93rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Rurki Kalan

Rurki Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rurki Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rurki Kalan from other places

Rurki Kalan lies about 46 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Morinda Junction, about 9.7 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 Rurki Kalan
Nearest railway station Morinda Junction 9.7 km
Nearest town Morinda 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 26 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 46 km

Villages closest to Rurki Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurki Kalan village had a population of 673. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Rurki Kalan village has 329 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurki Kalan has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Rurki Kalan is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurki Kalan covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rurki Kalan falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rurki Kalan is Morinda Junction, about 9.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rurki Kalan.

Rurki Kalan is about 46 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurki Kalan is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Morinda Junction is about 9.7 km away. Morinda is about 9.7 km away. Balachaur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rurki Khurd (under 2 km), Nawanpind Taprian (4.9 km) and Taprian Khurdan (4.9 km).

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

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