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About Rustumpur Village

Rustumpur is a mid sized village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,379, made up of 684 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1152.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rustumpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rustumpur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Hukeri
Pincode 591120
Area (hectares) 1152.62 hectares
Population 1,379
Male Population 684
Female Population 695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rustumpur compares

By the 2011 count Rustumpur is the 87th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 1152.62 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Rustumpur

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

Rustumpur lies about 33 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 2.0 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 Rustumpur
Nearest railway station Pachhapur 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Hukeri 17 km
District headquarters Belgaum 33 km

Villages closest to Rustumpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rustumpur village had a population of 1,379. That makes it the 87th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Rustumpur village has 684 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rustumpur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Rustumpur is 591120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rustumpur covers 1152.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rustumpur falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rustumpur is Pachhapur, about 2.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rustumpur.

Rustumpur is about 33 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rustumpur is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Pachhapur is about 2.0 km away. Hukeri is about 17 km away. Belgaum is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bannibagi (under 2 km), Pachapur (1.5 km) and Karguppi (2.5 km).

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

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