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About Runjhuni Village

Runjhuni is a small village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 100 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,180 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Runjhuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Runjhuni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 491771
Area (hectares) 109.44 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 100
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,180
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Runjhuni compares

By the 2011 count Runjhuni is the 172nd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 109.44 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Runjhuni

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

Runjhuni lies about 102 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 42 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 Runjhuni
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 35 km
Nearest town Saraipali 41 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 42 km
District headquarters Raipur 102 km

Villages closest to Runjhuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Runjhuni village had a population of 218. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Runjhuni village has 100 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Runjhuni has about 1180 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Runjhuni is 491771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Runjhuni covers 109.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Runjhuni falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Runjhuni is Bagbahra, about 42 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Runjhuni.

Runjhuni is about 102 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Runjhuni is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 35 km away. Saraipali is about 41 km away. Bagbahra is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amruwa (1.5 km), Sukhari (3.2 km) and Chandan (4.0 km).

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

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