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

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Village · Ludhiana (West) tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Rurka

ਰੁੜਕਾ (ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ ਪੱਛਮੀ)

Rurka is a village in Ludhiana (West) tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **142021**. It is 18 km by road from Ludhiana and 6 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **2,235 people in 420 households**, the 45th largest of 125 villages in the tehsil.

- 2,235people (2011)
- 420households
- 80.2%literacy
- 142021PIN code

## Rurka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rurka is 142021.** Rurka falls in Ludhiana (West) tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code142021
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeBQH · Bhanohad Punjab
- Census village code033597
- 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: **Bhanohad Punjab**, 3.0 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○National highwayunder 5 km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationBhanohad Punjab (BQH) · 3.0 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 24 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)18 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)6 km by road
- ○Chandigarh104 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar57 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar119 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi285 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.

- HospitalGovernment Hospital Bhanohar · 2.8 km
- Clinic / doctorSekhon Clinic · 3.6 km
- SchoolBhai Randhir Singh Public School · 3.1 km
- College / universityGTB National College · 4.1 km
- BankPunjab National Bank · 0.2 km
- ATMAxis Bank · 2.8 km
- Post officePostal Store Depot ( PDS ) · 11 km
- Police stationPolice Station · 3.8 km
- PharmacyRaj Medical Store · 4.1 km
- Fuel stationIndianoil · 3.3 km
- MarketSudhar Bazar · 8.0 km
- GurdwaraGurdwara Challa Sahib Patshahi Dasvi · 3.1 km
- TempleMandir · 7.0 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?

2,235 residents — 1,175 male, 1,060 female — in 420 households, about 5.3 per household.

■ Rurka · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**859

Working population ****35.9%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (21%) · **■** Household industry 42 (5%) · **■** Other work 281 (35%) · **■** Marginal 107 (13%)

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

## What facilities are there in Rurka?

15 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Mullanpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mullanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 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)10 h summer · 15 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 90% of the land is sown and 466 hectares are irrigated, 98% 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 82.5% for men and 77.6% for women — a gap of 4.9 points. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

Literacy — men ****82.5%**

Literacy — women ****77.6%**

Working — men ****58%**

Working — women ****11%**

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
- ●Middle school1 govt
- ●Secondary school1 govt

### Health care in the village

- Medicine shops1

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 villageMajor district road, Other district road, Black-topped (pucca) road, Gravel (kuchha) road, All-weather road, Footpath
- Local transportTaxis, Tractors, 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

- ●Drainageopen drains
- ●Total Sanitation Campaign areaYes
- ○Waste disposalNo system (garbage on road)

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)

****

**■** Net sown 466 (90%) · **■** Non-farm use 52 (10%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

****

**■** Tube wells / wells 456 (98%) · **■** Canals 10 (2%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms8 h summer · 9 h winter
- Power for shops10 h summer · 15 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 (West) tehsil45th of 125
- Population in Ludhiana district192nd of 885
- Literacy in Ludhiana (West) tehsil70th of 125
- Women's literacy in Ludhiana (West) tehsil51st of 125

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.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

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

## Villages near Rurka

- Jangpur · 2.5 km · 2,738 people
- Chhokar · 2.7 km · 618 people
- Mohi · 2.8 km · 4,807 people
- Bhanohar · 2.8 km · 2,404 people
- Hassanpur · 3.2 km · 2,231 people
- Khandur · 3.2 km · 3,033 people

[All 127 villages in Ludhiana (West) tehsil](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/ludhiana-west/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rurka?142021
- Which district is Rurka in?Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (West) tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Rurka?Bhanohad Punjab (BQH), about 3.0 km away
- How far is Rurka from Ludhiana?6 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Rurka?Government Hospital Bhanohar, about 2.8 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Rurka?2,235 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Rurka?wheat, paddy and potato