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About Ruikhed Village

Ruikhed is a large village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,478, made up of 1,305 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.82 hectares hectares.

Ruikhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruikhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Area (hectares) 298.82 hectares
Population 2,478
Male Population 1,305
Female Population 1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ruikhed compares

By the 2011 count Ruikhed is the 16th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 298.82 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Ruikhed

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

Ruikhed lies about 55 km from Akola. 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 Ruikhed
Tehsil headquarters Akot 14 km
District headquarters Akola 55 km

Villages closest to Ruikhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruikhed village had a population of 2,478. That makes it the 16th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Ruikhed village has 1,305 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruikhed has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Ruikhed covers 298.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ruikhed falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Ruikhed notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ruikhed.

Ruikhed is about 55 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruikhed is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Akot is about 14 km away. Akola is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahagaon (under 2 km), Alampur (2.1 km) and Bochara (2.6 km).

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

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