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About Rurki Mughlan Village

Rurki Mughlan 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 905, made up of 445 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rurki Mughlan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurki Mughlan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144526
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 445
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
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 Mughlan compares

By the 2011 count Rurki Mughlan is the 66th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Mughlan

Rurki Mughlan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rurki Mughlan 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 Mughlan from other places

Rurki Mughlan lies about 16 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 12 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 Mughlan
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 8.7 km
Nearest town Bālāchor 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Alachor 12 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 16 km

Villages closest to Rurki Mughlan

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 Mughlan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurki Mughlan village had a population of 905. That makes it the 66th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Rurki Mughlan village has 445 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurki Mughlan has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Rurki Mughlan is 144526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rurki Mughlan covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rurki Mughlan is Alachor, about 12 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 Mughlan.

Rurki Mughlan is about 16 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 Mughlan is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Balachaur is about 8.7 km away. Bālāchor is about 8.7 km away. Alachor is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakran Dhahan (under 2 km), Simbal Majara (1.7 km) and Jadli 178 (1.8 km).

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

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