# Rurka Kalan Village, Phillaur, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/phillaur/rurka-kalan/ Village · Phillaur, Jalandhar # Rurka Kalan Rurka Kalan is a village in Phillaur sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144031**. The 2011 Census counted **7,467 people in 1,640 households**, the 2nd largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 7,467people (2011) - 1,640households - 81.1%literacy - 144031PIN code ## Rurka Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rurka Kalan is 144031.** Rurka Kalan falls in Phillaur sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144031 - Gram panchayatRurka Kalan - Community development blockRurka Kalan - Census village code030222 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rurka Kalan from nearby towns? - Phillaur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)35 km by road - Goraya (nearest town)5 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 Rurka Kalan? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Rurka Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 5 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Goraya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phagwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Rurka Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, cotton and sugarcane**. About 87% of the 1,240 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,081 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 Rurka Kalan Of every 100 households in Rurka Kalan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Rurka Kalan · ■ Phillaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****86%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **22% Tap water ****46%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **54% Use banking services ****78%** **78% Television ****91%** **87% Mobile phone ****72%** **76% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****43%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****88%** **91% 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 Rurka Kalan? ■ Rurka Kalan · ■ Phillaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **882 Working population ****33.1%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 77.5% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 649 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (2%) · **■** Household industry 59 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,476 (60%) · **■** Marginal 244 (10%) 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 Phillaur - Bilga10,125 people - Bundala6,884 people - Bara Pind6,327 people - Talwan6,262 people - Samrai5,408 people [All 236 villages in Phillaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/phillaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rurka Kalan?144031 - How far is Rurka Kalan from Jalandhar?35 km by road - What is the population of Rurka Kalan?7,467 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rurka Kalan in?Jalandhar district (Phillaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Rurka Kalan?81.1% (Census 2011)