About Rukhpur Village

Rukhpur is a mid sized village in Ambikapur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 297 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rukhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukhpur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Ambikapur
Pincode	497001
Area (hectares)	334.61 hectares
Population	558
Male Population	297
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rukhpur compares

By the 2011 count Rukhpur is the 111th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents. Its 334.61 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Rukhpur

Rukhpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rukhpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Ramnagar, Rampur, Ranpur Kalan and Ranpur Khurd. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rukhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rukhpur village had a population of 558. That makes it the 111th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,300 residents.

Rukhpur village has 297 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukhpur has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Rukhpur is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rukhpur covers 334.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rukhpur falls under Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Rukhpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Rukhpur.

Rukhpur is in Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.