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About Rukpu Village

Rukpu is a small village in Yangte tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 38 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males.

Rukpu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukpu village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Yangte
Population 74
Male Population 38
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Rukpu compares

By the 2011 count Rukpu is the 33rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 177 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Rukpu

Rukpu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rukpu as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rukpu from other places

Rukpu lies about 24 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 72 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 Rukpu
Tehsil headquarters Yangte under 2 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 24 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 72 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 81 km

Villages closest to Rukpu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Yangte 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 Rukpu

As per the Census of India 2011, Rukpu village had a population of 74. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 177 residents.

Rukpu village has 38 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukpu has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Rukpu falls under Yangte tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rukpu is Siajuli, about 72 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Rukpu.

Rukpu is about 24 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rukpu is in Yangte tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Yangte is about under 2 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 24 km away. Siajuli is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yaba (under 2 km), Hina (under 2 km) and Koping (under 2 km).

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

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