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About Ruhiya Village

Ruhiya is a mid sized village in Amarpatan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 756 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.24 hectares hectares.

Ruhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruhiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Amarpatan
Area (hectares) 350.24 hectares
Population 1,443
Male Population 756
Female Population 687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Ruhiya compares

By the 2011 count Ruhiya is the 46th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 350.24 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Ruhiya

Ruhiya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ruhiya 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ruhiya from other places

Ruhiya lies about 35 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Turki, about 7.6 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 Ruhiya
Nearest railway station Turki 7.6 km
Nearest town Rewa 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpatan 26 km
District headquarters Satna 35 km

Villages closest to Ruhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruhiya village had a population of 1,443. That makes it the 46th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Ruhiya village has 756 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruhiya has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Ruhiya covers 350.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ruhiya falls under Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ruhiya is Turki, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ruhiya.

Ruhiya is about 35 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruhiya is in Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district. Turki is about 7.6 km away. Rewa is about 15 km away. Amarpatan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shah (1.7 km), Bairpar (1.9 km) and Bahelia Bhath (2.5 km).

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

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