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About Ruar Village

Ruar is a small village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 248 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.95 hectares hectares.

Ruar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Bhitarwar
Area (hectares) 222.95 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 248
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ruar compares

By the 2011 count Ruar is the 64th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 222.95 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Ruar

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

Ruar lies about 52 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Indergarh, about 23 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 Ruar
Tehsil headquarters Bhitarwar 15 km
Nearest railway station Indergarh 23 km
Nearest town Dabra 38 km
District headquarters Gwalior 52 km

Villages closest to Ruar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruar village had a population of 469. That makes it the 64th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Ruar village has 248 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruar has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Ruar covers 222.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ruar falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ruar is Indergarh, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Ruar.

Ruar is about 52 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruar is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 15 km away. Indergarh is about 23 km away. Dabra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundhari (under 2 km), Chitoli (1.7 km) and Khor (2.3 km).

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

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