About Rud Village

Rud is a mid sized village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 390 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rud village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Garu
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	487 hectares
Population	773
Male Population	390
Female Population	383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rud compares

By the 2011 count Rud is the 9th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 487 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1004.

Getting to Rud

Rud is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rud as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rud from other places

Rud lies about 28 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 23 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 Rud
Tehsil headquarters	Garu	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kumandih	23 km
District headquarters	Latehar	28 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	28 km

Villages closest to Rud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rud village had a population of 773. That makes it the 9th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Rud village has 390 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rud has about 982 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Rud is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rud covers 487 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rud falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rud is Kumandih, about 23 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 village for Rud.

Rud is about 28 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rud is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 14 km away. Kumandih is about 23 km away. Latehar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.