About Rud Village

Rud is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 423 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rud village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chhatarpur
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	321 hectares
Population	847
Male Population	423
Female Population	424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
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 Rud compares

By the 2011 count Rud is the 62nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 321 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Rud

Rud is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rud 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 Rud from other places

Rud lies about 14 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Gumia, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station	Gumia	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatarpur	14 km
District headquarters	Palamu	14 km

Villages closest to Rud

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhatarpur 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 847. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Rud village has 423 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rud has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Rud is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rud covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rud falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rud is Gumia, about under 2 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 Rud.

Rud is about 14 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rud is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Gumia is about under 2 km away. Chhatarpur is about 14 km away. Palamu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.