# Rura Kalan Village, Tapa, Barnala (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Tapa, Barnala 

# Rura Kalan

Rura Kalan is a village in Tapa sub-district of Barnala district, Punjab, PIN code **148107**. The 2011 Census counted **6,154 people in 1,162 households**, the 6th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 6,154people (2011)
- 1,162households
- 57.3%literacy
- 148107PIN code

## Rura Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rura Kalan is 148107.** Rura Kalan falls in Tapa sub-district, Barnala district, Punjab.

- PIN code148107
- Gram panchayatRure Ke Kalan
- Community development blockBarnala
- Census village code040042

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Rura Kalan from nearby towns?

- Tapa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Barnala (district HQ)17 km by road
- Tapa (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Rura Kalan?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Rura Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pakho
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barnala
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rura Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 91% of the 2,094 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,897 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Rura Kalan

Of every 100 households in Rura Kalan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Rura Kalan · ■ Tapa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**19%

Tap water ****5%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**64%

Use banking services ****68%**

**58%

Television ****79%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**10%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Rura Kalan?

■ Rura Kalan · ■ Tapa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****834**

**842

Working population ****44.2%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 53.8% for women. 62% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 862 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 490 (18%) · **■** Household industry 390 (14%) · **■** Other work 508 (19%) · **■** Marginal 468 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tapa

- Dhaula10,819 people
- Pakho10,376 people
- Mauran7,197 people
- Mauran6,557 people
- Talewal5,974 people
- Dhurkot5,473 people
- Ugoke5,411 people
- Dhilwan5,342 people

[All 50 villages in Tapa](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/barnala/tapa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rura Kalan?148107
- How far is Rura Kalan from Barnala?17 km by road
- What is the population of Rura Kalan?6,154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rura Kalan in?Barnala district (Tapa sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Rura Kalan?57.3% (Census 2011)
