Rurka Kalan
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Rurka Kalan ਰੂੜਕਾ ਕਾਲਾਂ |
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| Nickname(s): Bara Rurka | |
 Rurka Kalan
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| Coordinates: 31°04′N 75°25′E / 31.07°N 75.41°ECoordinates: 31°04′N 75°25′E / 31.07°N 75.41°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| Gram Panchyat | Rurka Kalan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Government |
| • Body | Government of India |
| • MLA | Avinash Chander (2013) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 567 m (1,860 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 7,467 |
| • Rank | 2000th |
| Languages | |
| • Principal | Hindi, Punjabi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 144031 |
| Telephone code | 91-182-6XX XXXX |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB-37 |
Rurka Kalan is a village in the Tehsil Phillaur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
According to the 2001 Census, Rurka Kalan has a population of 7,467 people. Rurka Kalan was incorporated as a village but due to population growth the size of the village is approaching that of a small town.
Rurka Kalan has a significant number of families with the "Sandhu" surname.
Rurka Kalan can trace its beginning in the 17th Century. It was brought into existence by five Sandhu brothers who came from Sarhali, Taran Taran, Punjab. The brothers were called Bula, Bhunder, Gau, Heta and Rawal. There are five Pattis, located throughout the village, named after each brother (Patti Bula is an example of one Patti). Bula was instrumental in setting up the habitable village. Now known as Baba Bula, he had two marriages; Bhai Sadhu and Sagar were sons from the first wife and 5 sons, named Hu-lia, Masta, Durga, Jagta, Haria sons from the second wife. Babu Bula's elder son, Bhai Sadhu was a saintly person with divine powers, he was a follower of Baba Shri Chand Ji (1494–1643), the Founder of Udasi Sect and eldest Son of Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469–1539) (Founder of Sikhism and had joined the Udasi Sect). He set up Dera Bhai Sadhu Ji for the service of community. Dera today is working religiously for the good of people under the leadership of Mahant Sewa Dass Gaddi Nashin who is eleventh Head of Dear in succession after Bhai Sadhu.
Bachint Singh, also known as the King of Rurka Kalan, declared the village an independent state in 1929, in defiance of the British Raj. He formed a panchayat with the help of the village electorate and became sarpanch of the village. The regular armed forces and police were prohibited from entering the village until Bachint Singh was arrested.
Rurka Kalan lies on the Jandiala-Goraya road, 5 km west of Goraya. It lies in northern Punjab above the reaches of the Sutlej River. It has good road links to the surrounding Tehsils and nearby cities of Ludhiana, Phagwara and Jalandhar. Rurka Kalan is surrounded by villages; Pasla to the west, Rajgomal to the north, Dhesian Sang to the East and Dhinsay to the South. The village lies in a rural location on the plains that dominate the geography of Punjab. It is bordered by the mountains of Himachal Pradesh to the East, mountains of Jammu & Kashmir to the North, Pakistan to the East and the state of Haryana to the South.
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