# Ruknewala Kalan Village, Zira, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Ruknewala Kalan

Ruknewala Kalan is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142044**. The 2011 Census counted **387 people in 76 households**, the 155th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 387people (2011)
- 76households
- 60.7%literacy
- 142044PIN code

## Ruknewala Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ruknewala Kalan is 142044.** Ruknewala Kalan falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code142044
- Gram panchayatRuknewala Kalan
- Community development blockMakhu
- Census village code034269

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

## How far is Ruknewala Kalan from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)63 km by road
- Makhu (nearest town)9 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 Ruknewala Kalan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Makhu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Zira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Firozpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Ruknewala Kalan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sarson**. About 93% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 495 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 Ruknewala Kalan

Of every 100 households in Ruknewala Kalan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ruknewala Kalan · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**25%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**72%

Use banking services ****51%**

**58%

Television ****70%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**47%

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

**12%

None of these assets ****8%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Ruknewala Kalan?

■ Ruknewala Kalan · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**854

Working population ****29.5%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 48.5% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 5 (4%)

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 Zira

- Nihalke442 people
- Mithe427 people
- Wirkanwali426 people
- Amargarh Bandian388 people
- Tibbi Araian361 people
- Watu Bhatti358 people
- Bhutiwala353 people
- Tibbi Ranga352 people

[All 217 villages in Zira](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/zira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ruknewala Kalan?142044
- How far is Ruknewala Kalan from Firozpur?63 km by road
- What is the population of Ruknewala Kalan?387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ruknewala Kalan in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Ruknewala Kalan?60.7% (Census 2011)