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About Rupatok Village

Rupatok is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 47 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.75 hectares hectares.

Rupatok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupatok village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Area (hectares) 9.75 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 47
Female Population 43
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 Rupatok compares

By the 2011 count Rupatok is the 175th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 9.75 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Rupatok

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

Rupatok lies about 21 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karamtola, about 20 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 Rupatok
Tehsil headquarters Borio 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Karamtola 20 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 21 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 21 km

Villages closest to Rupatok

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rupatok village had a population of 90. That makes it the 175th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Rupatok village has 47 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupatok has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Rupatok covers 9.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rupatok falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rupatok is Karamtola, about 20 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 Rupatok.

Rupatok is about 21 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rupatok is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 6.8 km away. Karamtola is about 20 km away. Sahibganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pergoda (under 2 km), Guti (under 2 km) and Guti Mago (under 2 km).

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

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