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About Ruchap Village

Ruchap is a large village in Chandil tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,147, made up of 2,208 males and 1,939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruchap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruchap village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Chandil
Pincode 832401
Area (hectares) 288 hectares
Population 4,147
Male Population 2,208
Female Population 1,939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ruchap compares

By the 2011 count Ruchap is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Ruchap

The census records public bus service for Ruchap as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ruchap from other places

Ruchap lies about 19 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 13 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 Ruchap
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 13 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 19 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandil 34 km

Villages closest to Ruchap

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 Ruchap

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruchap village had a population of 4,147. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents.

Ruchap village has 2,208 males and 1,939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruchap has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Ruchap is 832401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruchap covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ruchap is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ruchap.

Ruchap is about 19 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruchap is in Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 13 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 19 km away. Chakradharpur 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 Balidih (6.3 km), Chandadih (9.1 km) and Gangudih (10 km).

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

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