Rurka Kalan Population, Caste, Working Data Jalandhar, Punjab - Census 2011

Rurka Kalan is a village situated in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,640 families residing in the village Rurka Kalan. The total population of Rurka Kalan is 7,467 out of which 3,835 are males and 3,632 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rurka Kalan is 947.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Rurka Kalan village is 700 which is 9% of the total population. There are 369 male children and 331 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rurka Kalan is 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (947) of Rurka Kalan village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rurka Kalan is 81.1%. Thus Rurka Kalan village has a higher literacy rate compared to 74% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 84.59% and the female literacy rate is 77.52% in Rurka Kalan village.

Population
7,467
Families
1,640
Literacy
81.14%
Sex Ratio
947

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Rurka Kalan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Rurka Kalan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rurka Kalan village.

Total Male Female
Children 700 369 331
Literacy 81.14% 84.59% 77.52%
Scheduled Caste 2,423 1,255 1,168
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,976 903 1,073

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Rurka Kalan village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Rurka Kalan village out of total population, 2,470 were engaged in work activities. 90.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,470 workers engaged in Main Work, 649 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 42 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,226 1,990 236
Cultivators 649 612 37
Agriculture Labourer 42 40 2
Household Industries 59 49 10
Other Workers 1,476 1,289 187
Marginal Workers 244 152 92
Non Working 4,997 1,693 3,304

Map of Rurka Kalan, Jalandhar, Punjab


Nearby Villages to Rurka Kalan, Phillaur

Below are the list of villages near Rurka Kalan village in Phillaur.

Village Population
Danduwal 1,287
Rurki 2,889
Pasla 2,878
Sunar Khurd 1,040
Khojpur 145
Nathewal 1,084
Jaitowal 328
Sarhali 3,083
Bansian 729
Dhesian Kahna 3,324

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