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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chandpur Rurki
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.2140761|N|76.2371859|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district|Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar]]
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| elevation_m = 251
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 2361<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=35683|title=Chandpur Rurki Population per Census India|work=[[2011 Census of India]]}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144524
| area_code_type = [[Telephone code]]
| area_code = 01884
| iso_code = IN-PB
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 913 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Post office]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = Saroa<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-villagedirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_03.pdf|title=All India Pincode Directory|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|nawanshahr.nic.in}}
}}

'''Chandpur Rurki''' is a village in [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located {{convert|5.1|km}} away postal head office Saroa, {{convert|27.4|km}} from [[Banga, India|Banga]], {{convert|31|km}} from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and {{convert|95.6|km}} from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is administrated by [[Sarpanch]] an elected representative of the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|title=List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district|work=nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette)|access-date=28 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510104814/http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf#|archive-date=10 May 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Demography ==
As of 2011, Chandpur Rurki has a total number of 493 houses and population of 2361 of which 1234 include are males while 1127 are females according to the report published by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]]. The [[Literacy|literacy rate]] of Chandpur Rurki is 71.49%, lower than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 274 which is 11.61% of total population of Chandpur Rurki, and [[child sex ratio]] is approximately 1000 as compared to Punjab state average of 846.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=103437|title=Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011)|work=pib.nic.in}}</ref>

Most of the people are from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 16.22% of total population in Chandpur Rurki. The town does not have any [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Tribe]] population so far.<ref name=census />

As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 772 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Chandpur Rurki which includes 573 males and 199 females. According to census survey report 2011, 97.2% workers describe their work as main work and 2.98% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing [[livelihood]] for less than 6 months.<ref name=census />

== Education ==
The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed upper primary with secondary school founded in 1970.<ref name="SBSNP">{{cite web|url=http://www.sbsnagarpolice.com/Forms/School%20College%20of%20SBS%20Nagar.pdf|title=List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district|work=sbsnagarpolice.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/ghs-chand-pur-rurki/03060501302|title=Details about Ghs Chand Pur Rurki School|work=icbse.com}}</ref> The schools provide [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] as per Indian [[Midday Meal Scheme]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssapunjab.org/mdm/|title=Mid Day Meal Society|work=ssapunjab.org}}</ref> As per [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act]] the school provide free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14. [[Mukandpur#Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial College Mukandpur|Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial college Mukandpur]] and Sikh National College Banga are the nearest colleges.<ref name="SBSNP" />

== Landmarks ==
The village has a historical Sikh temple situated on the entrance of the village [[Gurudwara Baba Gurditta]] which dedicated to [[Baba Gurditta]] the eldest son of sixth Sikh Guru, [[Guru Hargobind]]. Baba Gurditta visited this place along with his two associates and stayed here for a night. A chain has been [[Historic preservation|preserved]] in the Gurdwara which used by Baba Gurditta to tied his horse.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nawanshahr.gov.in/html/places_to_visit.htm | title=Religious places of Nawanshahr | work=nawanshahr.gov.in}}</ref> A fair held at the Gurudwara on the [[Prakash Utsav]] of Baba Gurdita every year which attracts a large number of devotees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yespunjab.com/sikh/issues/item/70009-devotees-throng-to-have-darshans-of-relics-of-sikh-gurus-despite-sweltering-heat|title=Devotees throng to have darshans of relics of Sikh gurus despite sweltering heat|work=yespunjab.com}}</ref>

== Transport ==
Garhshankar train station is the nearest train station however, Nawanshahr railway station is {{convert|23|km}} away from the village. [[Sahnewal Airport]] is the nearest domestic airport which located {{convert|77|km}} away in [[Ludhiana]] and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] is the second nearest airport which is {{convert|167|km}} away in [[Amritsar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Chandpur+Rurki,+Punjab/Banga,+Railway+Road,+Hamirowal,+Punjab/Chandpur+Rurki,+Punjab/Nawanshahr+Railway+Station,+Railway+Road,+Guru+Ravidas+Nagar,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Chandpur+Rurki,+Punjab/Ludhiana+Airport,+Ludhiana,+Punjab/Chandpur+Rurki,+Punjab/Sri+Guru+Ram+Dass+Jee+International+Airport,+Raja+Sansi,+Punjab/@31.2714352,74.9646385,9z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m50!4m49!1m5!1m1!1s0x391ab848c561888d:0x962012c42c8ff752!2m2!1d76.2435669!2d31.2132786!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a948751d74e65:0x3b7d607c041a2541!2m2!1d75.999242!2d31.1769381!1m5!1m1!1s0x391ab848c561888d:0x962012c42c8ff752!2m2!1d76.2435669!2d31.2132786!1m5!1m1!1s0x391abdc00733d547:0xb47c552bf41ad7ec!2m2!1d76.1089072!2d31.1216023!1m5!1m1!1s0x391ab848c561888d:0x962012c42c8ff752!2m2!1d76.2435669!2d31.2132786!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a83a8f16dc85d:0x4d81be91b95ee708!2m2!1d75.9569956!2d30.8505353!1m5!1m1!1s0x391ab848c561888d:0x962012c42c8ff752!2m2!1d76.2435669!2d31.2132786!1m5!1m1!1s0x39196609c25343eb:0x2284aab8b51ba16d!2m2!1d74.8066719!2d31.7055209!3e0|title=Distance from Chandpur Rurki (Multiple routes)|work= Google Map}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of villages in India]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.punjabtourism.gov.in/ Tourism of Punjab] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103144903/http://www.punjabtourism.gov.in/ |date=3 January 2019 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180203101840/http://punjabcensus.gov.in/ Census of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161018231343/http://cept.gov.in/lbpsd/placesearch.aspx Locality Based PINCode]

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