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About Rubua Village

Rubua is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 135 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rubua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rubua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 191.21 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 135
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rubua compares

By the 2011 count Rubua is the 111th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 191.21 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Rubua

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

How far is Rubua from other places

Rubua lies about 22 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 31 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 Rubua
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 11 km
District headquarters Khunti 22 km
Nearest railway station Karra 31 km

Villages closest to Rubua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rubua village had a population of 272. That makes it the 111th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Rubua village has 135 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rubua has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Rubua is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rubua covers 191.21 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.

Rubua falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rubua is Karra, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rubua.

Rubua is about 22 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rubua is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 11 km away. Khunti is about 22 km away. Karra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulu (under 2 km), Jurmu (under 2 km) and Rumutkel (2.0 km).

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

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