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About Chandpur Rurki Village

Chandpur Rurki is a large village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,361, made up of 1,234 males and 1,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 787 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandpur Rurki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandpur Rurki village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144524
Area (hectares) 787 hectares
Population 2,361
Male Population 1,234
Female Population 1,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandpur Rurki compares

By the 2011 count Chandpur Rurki is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 787 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chandpur Rurki

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

Chandpur Rurki lies about 20 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 9.8 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 Chandpur Rurki
Nearest railway station Garhshankar 9.8 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 18 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 20 km

Villages closest to Chandpur Rurki

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 Chandpur Rurki

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandpur Rurki village had a population of 2,361. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Chandpur Rurki village has 1,234 males and 1,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandpur Rurki has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Chandpur Rurki is 144524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandpur Rurki covers 787 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chandpur Rurki is Garhshankar, about 9.8 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 village for Chandpur Rurki.

Chandpur Rurki is about 20 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.

Chandpur Rurki is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Garhshankar is about 9.8 km away. Nawanshahr is about 15 km away. Balachaur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulpur (2.7 km), Kulpur (2.7 km) and Bharapur (3.1 km).

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

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