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Rurkee or Rurki (Hindi: ਰੁੜਕੀ) is a village in Jalandhar district, Punjab. The village has two sides, Dhad Rurkee and Khaire di Patti. Villages neighbouring Rurkee include Rurka Kalan, Ghurka, Randhawa, and Pasla. Cities near Rurkee are Goraya, Phagwara, Nurmahal, and Phillaur.
Infrastructure
editRurkee has a water tank that supplies water to Rurkee and a variety of other villages within the region. Rurkee also has its own bus stop. There are banks and factories in this village.
Religion
editThe vast majority of this village belongs to the Sikh religion, and the minority are Hindus. Although Hindus are a minority in the village, it holds annual Jagarans, or Jagraatas, at the two Hindu mandirs situated there. The village also hosts many Nagar Kirtan's throughout the year.
People
editAlthough there are many other surnames in the village, most of the people are jatts of the Kooner and the Sagoo clans, and some people of the Reehal clan also live in Rurkee. Rurkee has Kabaddi players, such as Sohan Kooner and Goggo Kooner. Rurkee also has a team known as the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sports club. An agriculturist, Gurdev Khush, is also from Rurkee. Rurkee is the ancestral village of Mandhir Kooner, an English international freestyle wrestler who won bronze in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.