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About Rukka Village

Rukka is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,907, made up of 1,007 males and 900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rukka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 462 hectares
Population 1,907
Male Population 1,007
Female Population 900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rukka compares

By the 2011 count Rukka is the 12th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 462 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Rukka

Rukka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rukka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rukka from other places

Rukka lies about 20 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Mesra, about 5.4 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 Rukka
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Mesra 5.4 km
District headquarters Ranchi 20 km

Villages closest to Rukka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rukka village had a population of 1,907. That makes it the 12th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Rukka village has 1,007 males and 900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukka has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Rukka is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rukka covers 462 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rukka falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rukka is Mesra, about 5.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rukka.

Rukka is about 20 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rukka is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Ormanjhi is about 4.6 km away. Mesra is about 5.4 km away. Ranchi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakla (1.9 km), Hutup (2.3 km) and Karma (2.5 km).

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

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