# Rurka Village, SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/rurka/ Village · SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Rurka Rurka is a village in SAS Nagar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140306**. The 2011 Census counted **1,062 people in 219 households**, the 40th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 1,062people (2011) - 219households - 80.5%literacy - 140306PIN code ## Rurka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rurka is 140306.** Rurka falls in SAS Nagar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140306 - Gram panchayatRurka - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039192 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? - Sas Nagar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)14 km by road - S.A.S. Nagar (nearest town)4 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bakarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Mohali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mohali - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 12 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 **wheat, rice and maize**. About 100% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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, 93 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Rurka · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **95% Toilet within the home ****42%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **27% Tap water ****78%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%** **44% Use banking services ****82%** **70% Television ****77%** **82% Mobile phone ****69%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****52%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **15% None of these assets ****4%** **2% Own their home ****95%** **85% 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 · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **861 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048** **833 Working population ****28.2%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 74.5% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 179 (60%) · **■** Marginal 54 (18%) 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 SAS Nagar - Sekhan Majra1,165 people - Jhampur1,109 people - Nogiari1,097 people - Manak Majra1,067 people - Baliali1,058 people - Baihrampur1,011 people - Jheur Heri991 people - Chau Majra989 people [All 85 villages in SAS Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rurka?140306 - How far is Rurka from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?14 km by road - What is the population of Rurka?1,062 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rurka in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Rurka?80.5% (Census 2011)