Rurka Khurd
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Rurka Khurd
ਰੂੜਕਾ ਖੁਰਦ | |
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| Coordinates: 31°07′12″N 75°47′19″E / 31.1199928°N 75.7885408°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Tehsil | Phillaur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,194[1] |
| Sex ratio 1640/1554 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144409 |
| Telephone code | 01826 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB 37 |
| Post Office | Rurka Khurd |
| Website | jalandhar |
Rurka Khurd (Punjabi: ਰੂੜਕਾ ਖੁਰਦ) is a large size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. Kalan is Persian language word which means Big and Khurd is Persian word which means small when two villages have same name then it is distinguished with Kalan means Big and Khurd means Small used with Village Name. It is located 1.6 km away from postal head office Goraya, 16.7 km from Phillaur, 35 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 129 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India). The man in the photograph is native to this village. It was his first time getting his picture taken as well. He is a cattle herder. His name is Jattmandeep Singh and has a rich knowledge of the village
The village has a co-ed upper primary school (Gms Rurka Khurd School) which was founded in July 1972. The schools provide a mid-day meal as per the Indian Midday Meal Scheme.[2] The village also has some privet co-ed primary with upper primary and secondary schools. gurdwara school.