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About Runi Village

Runi is a mid sized village in Sami tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,105, made up of 587 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1048.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384246, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Runi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Runi village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Patan
Tehsil Sami
Pincode 384246
Area (hectares) 1048.94 hectares
Population 1,105
Male Population 587
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Runi compares

By the 2011 count Runi is the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,865 residents. Its 1048.94 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 941.

Getting to Runi

Runi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Runi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Runi from other places

Runi lies about 37 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Chalvada, about 19 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 Runi
Nearest town Un under 2 km
Nearest railway station Chalvada 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sami 23 km
District headquarters Patan 37 km

Villages closest to Runi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Runi village had a population of 1,105. That makes it the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,865 residents.

Runi village has 587 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Runi has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Runi is 384246. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Runi covers 1048.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Runi falls under Sami tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Runi is Chalvada, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Runi.

Runi is about 37 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Runi is in Sami tehsil of Patan district. Un is about under 2 km away. Chalvada is about 19 km away. Sami 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 Kunvar (under 2 km), Mandvi (15 km) and Nana Joravarpura (17 km).

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

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