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About Rukundipur Village

Rukundipur is one of the larger villages in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,014, made up of 4,087 males and 3,927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rukundipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukundipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Pincode 841238
Area (hectares) 493 hectares
Population 8,014
Male Population 4,087
Female Population 3,927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rukundipur compares

By the 2011 count Rukundipur is the 5th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 493 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Rukundipur

Rukundipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rukundipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rukundipur from other places

Rukundipur lies about 23 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Maharajganj, about 3.3 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 Rukundipur
Nearest railway station Maharajganj 3.3 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 23 km
District headquarters Siwan 23 km

Villages closest to Rukundipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rukundipur village had a population of 8,014. That makes it the 5th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Rukundipur village has 4,087 males and 3,927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukundipur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Rukundipur is 841238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rukundipur covers 493 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rukundipur falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rukundipur is Maharajganj, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rukundipur.

Rukundipur is about 23 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rukundipur is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Maharajganj is about 3.3 km away. Mahārājgani is about 3.7 km away. Daraundha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangrauli (under 2 km), Raini (under 2 km) and Beldari Tola (under 2 km).

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

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