Hyatpur Rurkiਹਯਾਤਪੁਰ ਰੁਰਕੀ

Where is Hyatpur Rurki?

Hyatpur Rurki is a village in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Saroya community development block and is served by the Hiatpur Rurki gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032506, and it covers 145 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 962 people in Hyatpur Rurki: 470 men and 492 women, living in 208 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 145 hectares, the population density works out to about 663 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1047 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 72, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 313 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.99 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.05 per cent and women at 74.06 per cent. The census recorded 345 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 187 main workers, the largest group, 103, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 73 other workers in trade, transport and services and 8 household industry workers. A further 158 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hyatpur Rurki's land. Of the village's 145 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (122 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 105 cultivators and 136 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Hyatpur Rurki is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhadauri, Mehandpur, Bharapur and Jainpur.

What is the population of Hyatpur Rurki?

The population of Hyatpur Rurki was 962 at the 2011 census, living in 208 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Hyatpur Rurki have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Hyatpur Rurki has an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.