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About Ruyad Village

Ruyad is a mid sized village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,078, made up of 552 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441910, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruyad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruyad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Pincode 441910
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 1,078
Male Population 552
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ruyad compares

By the 2011 count Ruyad is the 41st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Ruyad

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

Ruyad lies about 40 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhuyar, 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 Ruyad
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 1.9 km
Nearest town Pawni 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Bhuyar 12 km
District headquarters Bhandara 40 km

Villages closest to Ruyad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruyad village had a population of 1,078. That makes it the 41st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Ruyad village has 552 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruyad has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Ruyad is 441910. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruyad covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ruyad falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ruyad is Bhuyar, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ruyad.

Ruyad is about 40 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruyad is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 1.9 km away. Pawni is about 1.9 km away. Bhuyar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sindpuri (under 2 km), Yenoda (under 2 km) and Wadegaon (1.7 km).

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

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