Rurka Kalan is a village in the Tehsil Phillaur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Khurd and Kalan Persian language word which means small and Big respectively when two villages have same name then it is distinguished as Kalan means Big and Khurd means Small with Village Name. Demographics 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. History Colonial era 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. Post independence Location Rurka Kalan lies on the Jandiala-Goraya road, 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. The village is split into five Patti's (wards); Patti Bulla Ki, Bhunder Ki, Gau Ki, Heta Ki and Rawal Ki. Transport Road The major north–south Grand Trunk Road is only away, at its interchange in Goraya. A lot of buses are available from Goaraya city to Rurka Kalan. Rail The nearest station to Rurka Kalan is Goraya Railway Station, situated on the main line between Delhi and Amritsar. Numerous local stopping trains (MEMU & DMU) operate travelling to Jalandhar and Ludhiana. There are a number of regional expresses that also stop at the station occasionally. For further connections to longer distance services including to the union capital, Delhi, one can travel either to Phagwara or Ludhiana and change for longer distance services. Bus and taxi Regular private bus services operate between Rurka and the various surrounding villages and towns, as well as the Tempo three-wheeler service. These operate from both the Jandiala Road Bus Stop and Goraya Road Bus Stop. Services connect