About Runikhata Village

Runikhata is a mid sized village in Bengtol tehsil, in the district of Chirang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,069, made up of 515 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.31 hectares hectares.

Runikhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Runikhata village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Chirang
Tehsil	Bengtol
Area (hectares)	268.31 hectares
Population	1,069
Male Population	515
Female Population	554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,076
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Runikhata compares

By the 2011 count Runikhata is the 10th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 584 residents. Its 268.31 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Runikhata

Runikhata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Runikhata as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Runikhata from other places

Runikhata lies about 18 km from Chirang, and the nearest railway station is Basugaon, about 20 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 Runikhata
Tehsil headquarters	Bengtol	9.4 km
District headquarters	Chirang	18 km
Nearest railway station	Basugaon	20 km
Nearest town	Bongaigaon	25 km

Villages closest to Runikhata

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

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Common questions about Runikhata

As per the Census of India 2011, Runikhata village had a population of 1,069. That makes it the 10th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 584 residents.

Runikhata village has 515 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Runikhata has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Runikhata covers 268.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Runikhata falls under Bengtol tehsil of Chirang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Runikhata is Basugaon, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Runikhata.

Runikhata is about 18 km from Chirang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Runikhata is in Bengtol tehsil of Chirang district. Bengtol is about 9.4 km away. Chirang is about 18 km away. Basugaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.