Rurka Population, Caste, Working Data Patiala, Punjab - Census 2011
Rurka is a village situated in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 147 families residing in the village Rurka. The total population of Rurka is 835 out of which 432 are males and 403 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rurka is 933.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rurka village is 85 which is 10% of the total population. There are 39 male children and 46 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rurka is 1,179 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (933) of Rurka village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rurka is 71.5%. Thus Rurka village has higher literacy rate compared to 66.8% of Patiala district. The male literacy rate is 78.37% and the female literacy rate is 63.87% in Rurka village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Rurka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Rurka Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rurka village.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children | 85 | 39 | 46 |
Literacy | 71.47% | 78.37% | 63.87% |
Scheduled Caste | 187 | 99 | 88 |
Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illiterate | 299 | 124 | 175 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Rurka village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Rurka village out of total population, 279 were engaged in work activities. 97.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 279 workers engaged in Main Work, 152 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 42 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 273 | 267 | 6 |
Cultivators | 152 | 151 | 1 |
Agriculture Labourer | 42 | 41 | 1 |
Household Industries | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Other Workers | 70 | 66 | 4 |
Marginal Workers | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Non Working | 556 | 160 | 396 |
Nearby Villages to Rurka,
Below are the list of villages near Rurka village in Rajpura.
Village | Population |
---|---|
Baghora | 1,384 |
Rurki | 889 |
Majri Faqiran | 396 |
Salempur Jattan | 734 |
Shogalpur | 683 |
Rasulpur | 196 |
Sohne Majra | 928 |
Balheri | 308 |
Bur Majra | 34 |
Jarikpur | 693 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Rurka, Patiala, Punjab - Wikipedia