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About Rukunpura Village

Rukunpura is a mid sized village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 275 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.68 hectares hectares.

Rukunpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukunpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Paliganj
Area (hectares) 75.68 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 275
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rukunpura compares

By the 2011 count Rukunpura is the 101st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 75.68 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Rukunpura

Rukunpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rukunpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rukunpura from other places

Rukunpura lies about 56 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 22 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 town Arwal 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Paliganj 12 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 22 km
District headquarters Patna 56 km

Villages closest to Rukunpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paliganj 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 546. That makes it the 101st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Rukunpura village has 275 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukunpura has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Rukunpura covers 75.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rukunpura falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rukunpura is Jehanabad Court, about 22 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 km distance for Rukunpura.

Rukunpura is about 56 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 Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Arwal is about 10 km away. Paliganj is about 12 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangila (1.6 km), Bahadurpur (1.7 km) and Makbulpur (1.7 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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