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About Rugudih Village

Rugudih is a mid sized village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,781, made up of 892 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1734 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rugudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rugudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833216
Area (hectares) 1734 hectares
Population 1,781
Male Population 892
Female Population 889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rugudih compares

By the 2011 count Rugudih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 1734 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Rugudih

Rugudih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rugudih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Rugudih from other places

Rugudih lies about 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 21 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 Rugudih
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 10 km
Nearest railway station Barabambo 21 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 23 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 30 km

Villages closest to Rugudih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rugudih village had a population of 1,781. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Rugudih village has 892 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rugudih has about 997 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Rugudih is 833216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rugudih covers 1734 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rugudih falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rugudih is Barabambo, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rugudih.

Rugudih is about 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rugudih is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kuchai is about 10 km away. Barabambo is about 21 km away. Chakradharpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramdih (under 2 km), Siadih (2.3 km) and Dhunadih (2.8 km).

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

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