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About Ruri Village

Ruri is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 32 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,281 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176058
Area (hectares) 61.08 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 32
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,281
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ruri compares

By the 2011 count Ruri is the 171st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 61.08 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1006.

Getting to Ruri

Ruri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ruri as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ruri from other places

Ruri lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, 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 Ruri
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 8.3 km
Nearest town Talwāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Ruri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruri village had a population of 73. That makes it the 171st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Ruri village has 32 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruri has about 1281 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Ruri is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruri covers 61.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ruri falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ruri is Bharmar, 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ruri.

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

Ruri is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 8.3 km away. Talwāra is about 12 km away. Bharmar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatral (under 2 km), Baroh Uparla (under 2 km) and Jauli (1.7 km).

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

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