About Runju Village

Runju is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 159 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares.

Runju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Runju village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Karra
Area (hectares)	147 hectares
Population	303
Male Population	159
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Runju compares

By the 2011 count Runju is the 137th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Runju

Runju is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Runju 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Runju from other places

Runju lies about 20 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 4.0 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 Runju
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karra	7.4 km
District headquarters	Khunti	20 km

Villages closest to Runju

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Runju village had a population of 303. That makes it the 137th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Runju village has 159 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Runju has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Runju covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Runju falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Runju is Govindpur Road, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Runju.

Runju is about 20 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Runju is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 4.0 km away. Karra is about 7.4 km away. Khunti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.