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About Rugri Village

Rugri is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 237 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rugri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rugri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 237
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rugri compares

By the 2011 count Rugri is the 72nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Rugri

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

How far is Rugri from other places

Rugri lies about 18 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 33 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 Rugri
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 15 km
District headquarters Khunti 18 km
Nearest railway station Bingaon 33 km

Villages closest to Rugri

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 Rugri

As per the Census of India 2011, Rugri village had a population of 451. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Rugri village has 237 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rugri has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

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

Rugri covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rugri falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rugri is Bingaon, about 33 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rugri.

Rugri is about 18 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rugri is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 15 km away. Khunti is about 18 km away. Bingaon is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirihatu (under 2 km), Kitahatu (under 2 km) and Jilingkel (1.6 km).

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

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