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About Ruktepu Village

Ruktepu is a small village in Sarli tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 37 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,405 females per 1000 males.

Ruktepu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruktepu village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Sarli
Population 89
Male Population 37
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,405
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ruktepu compares

By the 2011 count Ruktepu is the 14th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 82 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ruktepu

Ruktepu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ruktepu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ruktepu from other places

Ruktepu lies about 16 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 102 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ruktepu
Tehsil headquarters Sarli 7.8 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 16 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 102 km
Nearest town Itanagar 102 km

Villages closest to Ruktepu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ruktepu

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruktepu village had a population of 89. That makes it the 14th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 82 residents.

Ruktepu village has 37 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruktepu has about 1405 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Ruktepu falls under Sarli tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ruktepu is Naharlagun, about 102 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ruktepu.

Ruktepu is about 16 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruktepu is in Sarli tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Sarli is about 7.8 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 16 km away. Naharlagun is about 102 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaching (under 2 km), Topak (under 2 km) and Kodela (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ruktepu today is likely to be higher.

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