About Rukam Village

Rukam is a mid sized village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 269 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rukam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukam village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Peterwar
Pincode	829121
Area (hectares)	388 hectares
Population	527
Male Population	269
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rukam compares

By the 2011 count Rukam is the 54th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 388 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Rukam

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

Rukam lies about 32 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Harubera, about 13 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 Rukam
Nearest railway station	Harubera	13 km
Nearest town	Chitarpur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peterwar	32 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	32 km

Villages closest to Rukam

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

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Common questions about Rukam

As per the Census of India 2011, Rukam village had a population of 527. That makes it the 54th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Rukam village has 269 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukam has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Rukam is 829121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rukam covers 388 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rukam falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rukam is Harubera, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rukam.

Rukam is about 32 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rukam is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Harubera is about 13 km away. Chitarpur is about 20 km away. Peterwar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.