# Rurka Village, Ludhiana (East), Ludhiana – PIN Code, Distance, Map & Facilities

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Village · Ludhiana (East) tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Rurka

Rurka is a village in Ludhiana (East) tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141101**. It is 20 km by road from Ludhiana and 20 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **2,681 people in 521 households**, the 27th largest of 181 villages in the tehsil.

- 2,681people (2011)
- 521households
- 83.1%literacy
- 141101PIN code

## Rurka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rurka is 141101.** Rurka falls in Ludhiana (East) tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141101
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeQRP · Kila Raipur
- Census village code033526
- Gram panchayatRurka

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

STD code: Wikidata. Station code: OpenStreetMap. RTO: district code.

## How to reach Rurka?

Nearest railway station: **Kila Raipur**, 4.1 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ●Bus serviceIn village
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○National highway10+ km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationKila Raipur (QRP) · 4.1 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 15 km

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## How far is Rurka from nearby cities?

- Ludhiana (tehsil HQ)20 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)20 km by road
- ○Chandigarh88 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar70 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar136 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi269 km straight-line

Road distances: Census village directory. Straight-line distances from coordinates (OpenStreetMap / GeoNames).

## Nearest hospital, school, bank and more to Rurka

The closest named places mapped around Rurka, with straight-line distance from the village centre.

- HospitalGoyal Hospital · 1.0 km
- Clinic / doctorDr. Diljan Homeopathic Clinic · 4.5 km
- SchoolNankana Sahib School · 4.3 km
- College / universityBhutta College of Engineering & Technology · 5.3 km
- BankAxis Bank Branch · 0.9 km
- ATMOBC atm · 1.1 km
- Post officeShimlapuri Post Office · 14 km
- Police stationpolice station dehlon · 1.5 km
- Bus standbus stop - Ghawaddi · 5.1 km
- PharmacyGarewal Medical Store · 6.9 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 1.7 km
- MarketDana Mandi · 5.4 km
- GurdwaraGurudwara sahib , Ghawaddi · 4.9 km
- TempleGugga Marhi · 11 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright); [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

Mapped places only; a closer facility may exist but not be mapped yet.

## What is the population of Rurka?

2,681 residents — 1,402 male, 1,279 female — in 521 households, about 5.1 per household.

■ Rurka · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**859

Working population ****31.8%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 219 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (9%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 515 (60%) · **■** Marginal 26 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232).

## What facilities are there in Rurka?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Rurka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government, 2 private
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Self-help groupIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village
- ●Birth & death registration officeIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Delhon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Delhon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

Surveyed for reference year 2009; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rurka known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 88% of the land is sown and 430 hectares are irrigated, 86% by tube wells.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Women and men in Rurka

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 79.9% for women — a gap of 6.2 points. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

Literacy — men ****86.1%**

Literacy — women ****79.9%**

Working — men ****55%**

Working — women ****6%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232).

## Schools and health care in Rurka

### Schools in the village

- ●Primary school1 govt · 2 private

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Rurka

- Roads in the villageBlack-topped (pucca) road, Gravel (kuchha) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportAuto-rickshaws, Taxis, Vans, Tractors, Cycle rickshaws, E-rickshaws, Animal carts
- ConnectivityLandline phones, Mobile coverage, Daily newspaper

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Sanitation and drainage in Rurka

- ●Drainageclosed drains, open drains
- ●Total Sanitation Campaign areaYes
- ●Door-to-door waste collectionYes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Land, irrigation and power in Rurka

### Land use (hectares)

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**■** Net sown 430 (88%) · **■** Non-farm use 56 (12%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

****

**■** Tube wells / wells 368 (86%) · **■** Canals 62 (14%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms8 h summer · 8 h winter
- Power for shops20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## How Rurka ranks

- Population in Ludhiana (East) tehsil27th of 181
- Population in Ludhiana district134th of 885
- Literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil37th of 181
- Women's literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil24th of 181

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Weather in Rurka and best time to visit

The most comfortable months are **October to March**, when average temperatures are 12–27 °C and rain is light. May and June are very hot; most rain falls in July and August.

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- Feb
- Mar
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- Nov
- Dec

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Villages near Rurka

- Dehlon · 1.4 km · 5,190 people
- Shankar · 3.0 km · 2,766 people
- Saya Kalan · 3.4 km · 2,055 people
- Assi Kalan · 3.4 km · 2,306 people
- Saya Khurd · 3.4 km · 1,019 people
- Bool · 3.7 km · 1,066 people

[All 184 villages in Ludhiana (East) tehsil](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/ludhiana-east/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rurka?141101
- Which district is Rurka in?Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (East) tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Rurka?Kila Raipur (QRP), about 4.1 km away
- How far is Rurka from Ludhiana?20 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Rurka?Goyal Hospital, about 1.0 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Rurka?2,681 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Rurka?wheat, paddy and potato