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About Rukunpura Village

Rukunpura is a large village in Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,284, made up of 1,176 males and 1,108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Rukunpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukunpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 2,284
Male Population 1,176
Female Population 1,108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rukunpura compares

By the 2011 count Rukunpura is the 28th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,455 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Rukunpura

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

Rukunpura lies about 30 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Manjhauligram H, 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 Rukunpura
Nearest railway station Manjhauligram H under 2 km
Nearest town Fatwa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bakhtiarpur 13 km
District headquarters Patna 30 km

Villages closest to Rukunpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rukunpura village had a population of 2,284. That makes it the 28th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,455 residents.

Rukunpura village has 1,176 males and 1,108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukunpura has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 874.

Rukunpura covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rukunpura falls under Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rukunpura is Manjhauligram H, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rukunpura.

Rukunpura is about 30 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rukunpura is in Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Patna district. Manjhauligram H is about under 2 km away. Fatwa is about 11 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (under 2 km), Majhauli (under 2 km) and Chak Chhitu (1.9 km).

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

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