About Rumchu Village

Rumchu is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 435 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rumchu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rumchu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Erki
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	491 hectares
Population	864
Male Population	435
Female Population	429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rumchu compares

By the 2011 count Rumchu is the 29th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 491 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Rumchu

Rumchu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rumchu as Available within 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 Rumchu from other places

Rumchu lies about 23 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 36 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 Rumchu
Nearest town	Būndu	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Erki	23 km
District headquarters	Khunti	23 km
Nearest railway station	Balasiring	36 km

Villages closest to Rumchu

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Rumchu

As per the Census of India 2011, Rumchu village had a population of 864. That makes it the 29th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Rumchu village has 435 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rumchu has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Rumchu is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rumchu covers 491 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rumchu falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rumchu is Balasiring, about 36 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rumchu.

Rumchu is about 23 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rumchu is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 20 km away. Erki is about 23 km away. Khunti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.