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About Rukunpur Village

Rukunpur is a mid sized village in Guraru tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,466, made up of 765 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares.

Rukunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Guraru
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 1,466
Male Population 765
Female Population 701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rukunpur compares

By the 2011 count Rukunpur is the 30th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Rukunpur

Rukunpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rukunpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rukunpur from other places

Rukunpur lies about 21 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about under 2 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 Rukunpur
Nearest railway station Guraru under 2 km
Nearest town Tekāri 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 21 km

Villages closest to Rukunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rukunpur village had a population of 1,466. That makes it the 30th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Rukunpur village has 765 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukunpur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Rukunpur covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rukunpur falls under Guraru tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rukunpur is Guraru, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rukunpur.

Rukunpur is about 21 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rukunpur is in Guraru tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about under 2 km away. Tekāri is about 16 km away. Gaya is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahabalpur (under 2 km), Bagdiha (under 2 km) and Banaul (under 2 km).

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

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