# Rurki Kalan Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Rurki Kalan

Rurki Kalan is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **673 people in 147 households**, the 95th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 673people (2011)
- 147households
- 78.2%literacy
- 144521PIN code

## Rurki Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rurki Kalan is 144521.** Rurki Kalan falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144521
- Gram panchayatRurki Kalan
- Community development blockSaroya
- Census village code032469

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

## How far is Rurki Kalan from nearby towns?

- Balachaur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Balachaur (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 Rurki Kalan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Rurki Kalan; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balachaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sbs Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kalan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Kalan

Of every 100 households in Rurki Kalan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Rurki Kalan · ■ Balachaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**49%

Tap water ****20%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**60%

Use banking services ****50%**

**75%

Television ****77%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**8%

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

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Kalan?

■ Rurki Kalan · ■ Balachaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**861

Working population ****34.9%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 73.4% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (9%) · **■** Household industry 14 (6%) · **■** Other work 125 (53%) · **■** Marginal 43 (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 Balachaur

- Akliana741 people
- Sojowal719 people
- Maujowal704 people
- Khewewal695 people
- Hedon672 people
- Singhpur646 people
- Makhupur601 people
- Thathiala594 people

[All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rurki Kalan?144521
- How far is Rurki Kalan from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Rurki Kalan?673 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rurki Kalan in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Rurki Kalan?78.2% (Census 2011)