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About Rukali Khurd Village

Rukali Khurd is a small village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 111 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 757 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rukali Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukali Khurd village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182201
Area (hectares) 160.3 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 111
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 757
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rukali Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Rukali Khurd is the 78th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 160.3 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 960.

Getting to Rukali Khurd

Rukali Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rukali Khurd as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Rukali Khurd from other places

Rukali Khurd lies about 7.3 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 43 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 Rukali Khurd
District headquarters Doda 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 43 km

Villages closest to Rukali Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thathri 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 Rukali Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Rukali Khurd village had a population of 195. That makes it the 78th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Rukali Khurd village has 111 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukali Khurd has about 757 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Rukali Khurd is 182201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rukali Khurd covers 160.3 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.

Rukali Khurd falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rukali Khurd is Sumber, about 43 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rukali Khurd.

Rukali Khurd is about 7.3 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rukali Khurd is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 7.3 km away. Thathri is about 9.8 km away. Sumber is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaliah (under 2 km), Dichhal (under 2 km) and Malanu (under 2 km).

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

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