# Rurka Village, Malerkotla, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Malerkotla, Sangrur 

# Rurka

Rurka is a village in Malerkotla sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148023**. The 2011 Census counted **938 people in 168 households**, the 117th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 938people (2011)
- 168households
- 79.6%literacy
- 148023PIN code

## Rurka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rurka is 148023.** Rurka falls in Malerkotla sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab.

- PIN code148023
- Gram panchayatRurka 0176
- Community development blockMalerkotla-Ii
- Census village code039563

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?

- Malerkotla (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sangrur (district HQ)39 km by road
- Malerkotla (nearest town)5 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?

10 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maler Kotla
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Maler Kotla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maler Kotla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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, maize and sugarcane**. Products made here include atta and gur. About 93% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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, 98 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 65 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Rurka · ■ Malerkotla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**12%

Tap water ****8%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**60%

Use banking services ****91%**

**63%

Television ****89%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****65%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**12%

None of these assets ****3%**

**3%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 · ■ Malerkotla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****766**

**844

Working population ****28.4%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 72.4% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 151 (57%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Malerkotla

- Mola Badha1,025 people
- Jagowal1,008 people
- Sehke960 people
- Ladewal942 people
- Bhularan928 people
- Bhikhampur926 people
- Rurki Khurd914 people
- Azimabad856 people

[All 183 villages in Malerkotla](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rurka?148023
- How far is Rurka from Sangrur?39 km by road
- What is the population of Rurka?938 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rurka in?Sangrur district (Malerkotla sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Rurka?79.6% (Census 2011)