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About Rugri Village

Rugri is a mid sized village in Chandil tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 511 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rugri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rugri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Chandil
Pincode 832404
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 511
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rugri compares

By the 2011 count Rugri is the 40th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Rugri

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

Rugri lies about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chandil Junction, 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 Rugri
Tehsil headquarters Chandil 10 km
Nearest railway station Chandil Junction 12 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 14 km
Nearest town Bhetia 27 km

Villages closest to Rugri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rugri village had a population of 984. That makes it the 40th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents.

Rugri village has 511 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rugri has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Rugri is 832404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rugri covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rugri falls under Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rugri is Chandil Junction, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rugri.

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

Rugri is in Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Chandil is about 10 km away. Chandil Junction is about 12 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaulibasa (under 2 km), Gordih (under 2 km) and Mirudih (1.6 km).

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

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