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About Roukhowa Village

Roukhowa is a mid sized village in Kalgachia tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 465 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.59 hectares hectares.

Roukhowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roukhowa village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Kalgachia
Area (hectares) 159.59 hectares
Population 949
Male Population 465
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Roukhowa compares

By the 2011 count Roukhowa is the 77th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,960 residents. Its 159.59 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Roukhowa

Roukhowa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Roukhowa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pathalia Para, Pathar Chali, Phulora N C and Purana Sikartari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Roukhowa

As per the Census of India 2011, Roukhowa village had a population of 949. That makes it the 77th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,960 residents.

Roukhowa village has 465 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roukhowa has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Roukhowa covers 159.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Roukhowa falls under Kalgachia tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The census record for Roukhowa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Roukhowa.

Roukhowa is in Kalgachia tehsil of Barpeta district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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