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About Runji Village

Runji is a large village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,496, made up of 1,805 males and 1,691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Runji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Runji village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 105.78 hectares
Population 3,496
Male Population 1,805
Female Population 1,691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Runji compares

By the 2011 count Runji is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 105.78 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Runji

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

Runji lies about 41 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, 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 Runji
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti under 2 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 16 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 23 km
District headquarters Godda 41 km

Villages closest to Runji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Runji village had a population of 3,496. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Runji village has 1,805 males and 1,691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Runji has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Runji is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Runji covers 105.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Runji falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Runji is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, 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 - 10 km distance for Runji.

Runji is about 41 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Runji is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about under 2 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 16 km away. Sāhibganj 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 Bhatkhoria (under 2 km), Gopalpur Karan Tola (under 2 km) and Chamuakol (under 2 km).

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

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