About Rurki Khurd Village

Rurki Khurd 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 785, made up of 391 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, 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	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Balachaur
Pincode	144521
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	785
Male Population	391
Female Population	394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 82nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 153 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 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 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 Rurki Khurd from other places

Rurki Khurd 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 Khurd
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 Khurd

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.

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Common questions about Rurki Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurki Khurd village had a population of 785. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Rurki Khurd village has 391 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurki Khurd has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

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

Rurki Khurd covers 153 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 Khurd falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rurki Khurd 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rurki Khurd.

Rurki Khurd 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 Khurd 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.