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About Rudgaon Village

Rudgaon is a large village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,224, made up of 1,133 males and 1,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rudgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rudgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 496115
Area (hectares) 417.93 hectares
Population 2,224
Male Population 1,133
Female Population 1,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rudgaon compares

By the 2011 count Rudgaon is the 6th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 417.93 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Rudgaon

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

Rudgaon lies about 18 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 16 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 Rudgaon
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 16 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 18 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 18 km

Villages closest to Rudgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rudgaon village had a population of 2,224. That makes it the 6th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Rudgaon village has 1,133 males and 1,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rudgaon has about 963 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 1005.

The pincode recorded for Rudgaon is 496115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rudgaon covers 417.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rudgaon falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rudgaon is Bakal, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Rudgaon.

Rudgaon is about 18 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rudgaon is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 5.8 km away. Bakal is about 16 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakheri (under 2 km), Barsan Tola (1.5 km) and Ratapayli (1.8 km).

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

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