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About Rukh Gund Macher Village

Rukh Gund Macher is a mid sized village in Kupwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 690 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rukh Gund Macher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukh Gund Macher village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Kupwara
Pincode 193223
Area (hectares) 77.7 hectares
Population 1,438
Male Population 690
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rukh Gund Macher compares

By the 2011 count Rukh Gund Macher is the 88th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,880 residents. Its 77.7 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Rukh Gund Macher

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

Rukh Gund Macher lies about 13 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 35 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 Rukh Gund Macher
Tehsil headquarters Kupwara 13 km
Nearest town Kopawor 13 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 35 km

Villages closest to Rukh Gund Macher

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kupwara 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 Rukh Gund Macher

As per the Census of India 2011, Rukh Gund Macher village had a population of 1,438. That makes it the 88th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,880 residents.

Rukh Gund Macher village has 690 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukh Gund Macher has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Rukh Gund Macher is 193223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rukh Gund Macher covers 77.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rukh Gund Macher falls under Kupwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rukh Gund Macher is Baramula, about 35 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 village for Rukh Gund Macher.

Rukh Gund Macher is about 13 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rukh Gund Macher is in Kupwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 13 km away. Kopawor is about 13 km away. Baramula is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chrali Gund (under 2 km), Gundi Jahangeer (under 2 km) and Juma Gund (under 2 km).

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

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