About Nuru Village

Nuru is a small village in Rahe tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 128 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nuru village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Rahe
Pincode	835204
Area (hectares)	118.91 hectares
Population	254
Male Population	128
Female Population	126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
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 Nuru compares

By the 2011 count Nuru is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 118.91 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Nuru

Nuru is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nuru 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 Nuru from other places

Nuru lies about 38 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 12 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 Nuru
Tehsil headquarters	Rahe	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Gautamdhara	12 km
Nearest town	Būndu	13 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	38 km

Villages closest to Nuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nuru village had a population of 254. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Nuru village has 128 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nuru has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Nuru is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nuru covers 118.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nuru falls under Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nuru is Gautamdhara, about 12 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 Nuru.

Nuru is about 38 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nuru is in Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district. Rahe is about 3.2 km away. Gautamdhara is about 12 km away. Būndu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.