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

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Village · Rajpura, Patiala 

# Rurki

Rurki is a village in Rajpura sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code **142001**. The 2011 Census counted **889 people in 163 households**, the 128th largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 889people (2011)
- 163households
- 72.2%literacy
- 142001PIN code

## Rurki PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code142001
- Gram panchayatRurki
- Community development blockGhanaur
- Census village code036886

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?

- 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 Rurki?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghanaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patiala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patiala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 **rice, paddy and wheat**. About 90% of the 317 hectares of village land is sown, and 282 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, 94 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 69 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Rurki · ■ Rajpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**28%

Tap water ****51%**

**51%

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

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**59%

Use banking services ****72%**

**57%

Television ****89%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****69%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**8%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Rurki?

■ Rurki · ■ Rajpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729**

**834

Working population ****30.8%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 65.0% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 98 (36%) · **■** Marginal 16 (6%)

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

- Rampur Khurd923 people
- Uncha Khera918 people
- Gadapur902 people
- Sarai Banjara897 people
- Lakho Majra884 people
- Sheikhupur884 people
- Paharipur874 people
- Mehdudan870 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rurki?142001
- How far is Rurki from Patiala?25 km by road
- What is the population of Rurki?889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rurki in?Patiala district (Rajpura sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Rurki?72.2% (Census 2011)