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Rurka Kalan Population - Jalandhar, Punjab

Rurka Kalan is a large village located in Phillaur Tehsil of Jalandhar district, Punjab with total 1640 families residing. The Rurka Kalan village has population of 7467 of which 3835 are males while 3632 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Rurka Kalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 700 which makes up 9.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Rurka Kalan village is 947 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Rurka Kalan as per census is 897, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Rurka Kalan village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Rurka Kalan village was 81.14 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Rurka Kalan Male literacy stands at 84.59 % while female literacy rate was 77.52 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Rurka Kalan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Rurka Kalan village.

Rurka Kalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,640 - -
Population 7,467 3,835 3,632
Child (0-6) 700 369 331
Schedule Caste 2,423 1,255 1,168
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 81.14 % 84.59 % 77.52 %
Total Workers 2,470 2,142 328
Main Worker 2,226 - -
Marginal Worker 244 152 92

Caste Factor

Rurka Kalan village of Jalandhar has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.45 % of total population in Rurka Kalan village. The village Rurka Kalan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Rurka Kalan village out of total population, 2470 were engaged in work activities. 90.12 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.88 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2470 workers engaged in Main Work, 649 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 42 were Agricultural labourer.