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About Ruhana Village

Ruhana is a small village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 48 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 688 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 473774, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruhana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Pincode 473774
Area (hectares) 80.37 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 48
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 688
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ruhana compares

By the 2011 count Ruhana is the 175th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 80.37 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Ruhana

Ruhana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ruhana as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ruhana from other places

Ruhana lies about 37 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Lukwasa, about 12 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 Ruhana
Nearest railway station Lukwasa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 17 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 37 km

Villages closest to Ruhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruhana village had a population of 81. That makes it the 175th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Ruhana village has 48 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruhana has about 688 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Ruhana is 473774. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruhana covers 80.37 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.

Ruhana falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ruhana is Lukwasa, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ruhana.

Ruhana is about 37 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruhana is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Lukwasa is about 12 km away. Kolaras is about 17 km away. Shivpuri is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotari (under 2 km), Kotri (under 2 km) and Pahada (under 2 km).

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

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