Rurkee (Rurki) ਰੁੜਕੀ is a village in Jalandhar district in Punjab. This village has two sides (ਪਾਸੇ), Dhad Rurkee and Khaire di Patti. Although there are many other surnames in the village, Most of the people are jatt of Kooner and Sagoo clan and some people of Reehal clan also live in Rurkee. The 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 many annual Jagarans/Jagraatas at the 2 Hindu Mandirs situated in Rurkee. The village also hosts many Nagar Kirtan’s throughout the year.

Villages neighbouring Rurkee include Rurka Kalan, Ghurka, Randhawa, and Pasla. Cities near Rurkee are Goraya, Phagwara, Nurmahal and Phillaur. Rurkee has a water tank which supplies water to Rurkee and a variety of other villages within the region. Rurkee also has its own bus stop which people from neighboring villages come to. Many banks and factories (ਕਾਰਖਾਣੇ) are in this village which has been instrumental in generating employment opportunities within the village. Subsequently, there are a range of employment opportunities within Rurkee.

Rurkee has many notable Kabaddi players such as Sohan Kooner, Goggo Kooner, and Jeeta Kooner (U.K). Rurkee also has a world renown team known as the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sports club, which has held a series of large sports tournaments each year for more than a decade. Many Kharku Singh's have came from this village, such as Shaheed Bhupinder Singh Kooner allais Bhinda and Shaheed Bhai Mohinder Singh Kooner. In addition, a world renown 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.

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