About Rukunpur Village

Rukunpur is a mid sized village in Fatwah tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,972, made up of 1,052 males and 920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rukunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukunpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Fatwah
Pincode	803201
Area (hectares)	51 hectares
Population	1,972
Male Population	1,052
Female Population	920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
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 25th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

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 13 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Banka Ghat, about 4.8 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	Banka Ghat	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fatwah	7.0 km
Nearest town	Fatwa	7.0 km
District headquarters	Patna	13 km

Villages closest to Rukunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rukunpur village had a population of 1,972. That makes it the 25th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Rukunpur village has 1,052 males and 920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukunpur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Rukunpur is 803201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rukunpur covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rukunpur falls under Fatwah tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rukunpur is Banka Ghat, about 4.8 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 13 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rukunpur is in Fatwah tehsil of Patna district. Banka Ghat is about 4.8 km away. Fatwah is about 7.0 km away. Fatwa is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.