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About Rugrisai Village

Rugrisai is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 376 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rugrisai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rugrisai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 376
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rugrisai compares

By the 2011 count Rugrisai is the 87th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1003.

Getting to Rugrisai

Rugrisai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rugrisai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rugrisai from other places

Rugrisai lies about 65 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 11 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 Rugrisai
Tehsil headquarters Potka 10 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 11 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 15 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 65 km

Villages closest to Rugrisai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rugrisai village had a population of 720. That makes it the 87th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Rugrisai village has 376 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rugrisai has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Rugrisai is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rugrisai covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rugrisai falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rugrisai is Mahali Marup, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Rugrisai.

Rugrisai is about 65 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rugrisai is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Potka is about 10 km away. Mahali Marup is about 11 km away. Gobindpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baliposh (2.0 km), Rajabasa (2.2 km) and Dharuyalupung (2.3 km).

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

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