# Rurki Village, Phillaur, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Phillaur, Jalandhar 

# Rurki

Rurki is a village in Phillaur sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144031**. The 2011 Census counted **2,889 people in 637 households**, the 26th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 2,889people (2011)
- 637households
- 83.5%literacy
- 144031PIN code

## Rurki PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rurki is 144031.** Rurki falls in Phillaur sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144031
- Gram panchayatRurki
- Community development blockRurka Kalan
- Census village code030223

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

## How far is Rurki from nearby towns?

- Phillaur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Goraya (nearest town)8 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 Rurki?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Rurki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rurka Kalan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Phagwara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rurka Kalan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Rurki known for?

The main crops are **wheat, cotton and sugarcane**. About 87% of the 411 hectares of village land is sown, and 357 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 Rurki

Of every 100 households in Rurki in 2011, 99 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Rurki · ■ Phillaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**22%

Tap water ****54%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**54%

Use banking services ****89%**

**78%

Television ****89%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**12%

None of these assets ****1%**

**3%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Rurki?

■ Rurki · ■ Phillaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**882

Working population ****34.4%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 80.9% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 285 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (1%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 661 (67%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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

- Sarhali3,083 people
- Dholeta3,008 people
- Ghurka2,924 people
- Ramgarh2,909 people
- Pasla2,878 people
- Garha2,869 people
- Partappura2,770 people
- Gohawar2,645 people

[All 236 villages in Phillaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/phillaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rurki?144031
- How far is Rurki from Jalandhar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Rurki?2,889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rurki in?Jalandhar district (Phillaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Rurki?83.5% (Census 2011)