# Rurka Village, Rajpura, Patiala (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajpura, Patiala 

# Rurka

Rurka is a village in Rajpura sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code **142001**. The 2011 Census counted **835 people in 147 households**, the 141st largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 835people (2011)
- 147households
- 71.5%literacy
- 142001PIN code

## Rurka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rurka is 142001.** Rurka falls in Rajpura sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab.

- PIN code142001
- Gram panchayatRurka
- Community development blockGhanaur
- Census village code036885

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

## How far is Rurka from nearby towns?

- Rajpura (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Patiala (district HQ)25 km by road
- Ghanaur (nearest town)2 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghanaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patiala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patiala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Rurka known for?

The main crops are **rice, paddy and wheat**. About 93% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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

Of every 100 households in Rurka in 2011, 99 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Rurka · ■ Rajpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**28%

Tap water ****35%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**59%

Use banking services ****53%**

**57%

Television ****94%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Rurka?

■ Rurka · ■ Rajpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**834

Working population ****33.4%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 63.9% for women. 63% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (15%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 70 (25%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Rajpura

- Kalo Majra852 people
- Khanpur khurd850 people
- Mahewan838 people
- Naraingarh838 people
- Sadhraur834 people
- Untsar834 people
- Jansui827 people
- Naushera825 people

[All 243 villages in Rajpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rurka?142001
- How far is Rurka from Patiala?25 km by road
- What is the population of Rurka?835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rurka in?Patiala district (Rajpura sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Rurka?71.5% (Census 2011)