Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Rurkee Pukhta Rurkee Pukhta is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 140307. The 2011 Census counted 1,664 people in 295 households, the 19th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,664 people (2011) - 295 households - 85.4% literacy - 140307 PIN code ## Rurkee Pukhta PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Rurkee Pukhta is 140307. Rurkee Pukhta falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 140307 - Gram panchayat Rurkee Pukhta - Community development block Kharar - Census village code 039052 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rurkee Pukhta from nearby towns? - Kharar (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ) 12 km by road - Kharar (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rurkee Pukhta? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Rurkee Pukhta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kharar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · S.A.S Nagar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 13 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rurkee Pukhta known for? The main crops are rice, wheat and maize. About 86% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 221 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rurkee Pukhta Of every 100 households in Rurkee Pukhta in 2011, 96 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Rurkee Pukhta · ■ Kharar rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 96% - Toilet within the home 64% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 36% 39% - Tap water 86% 70% - Drinking water within premises 86% 82% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 44% 43% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 53% 53% - Use banking services 82% 74% - Television 89% 84% - Mobile phone 87% 76% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 59% 55% - Car / jeep / van 8% 11% - None of these assets 1% 4% - Own their home 99% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rurkee Pukhta? ■ Rurkee Pukhta · ■ Kharar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.4% 80.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 930 877 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1025 834 - Working population 32.3% 33.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 81.9% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 105 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 59 (11%) · ■ Household industry 11 (2%) · ■ Other work 278 (52%) · ■ Marginal 85 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kharar - Chhoti Bari Parachh 1,975 people - Jandpur 1,807 people - Fatehpur 1,789 people - Barauli 1,770 people - Bhago Majra 1,600 people - Cholta Khurd 1,524 people - Bajheri 1,518 people - Shakrullapur 1,502 people All 184 villages in Kharar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rurkee Pukhta? 140307 - How far is Rurkee Pukhta from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar? 12 km by road - What is the population of Rurkee Pukhta? 1,664 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rurkee Pukhta in? Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Rurkee Pukhta? 85.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/rurkee-pukhta/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.