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About Rui Village

Rui is a mid sized village in Brahmapuri tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,709, made up of 890 males and 819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.6 hectares hectares.

Rui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rui village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Brahmapuri
Area (hectares) 416.6 hectares
Population 1,709
Male Population 890
Female Population 819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rui compares

By the 2011 count Rui is the 22nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents. Its 416.6 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 975.

Getting to Rui

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

Rui lies about 91 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Chicholi Buzurg, about 11 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 Rui
Nearest railway station Chicholi Buzurg 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Brahmapuri 12 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 12 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 91 km

Villages closest to Rui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rui village had a population of 1,709. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents.

Rui village has 890 males and 819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rui has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Rui covers 416.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rui falls under Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rui is Chicholi Buzurg, about 11 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 Rui.

Rui is about 91 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rui is in Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chicholi Buzurg is about 11 km away. Brahmapuri is about 12 km away. Desāīganj 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 Nilaj (under 2 km), Panchagaon (1.5 km) and Belpatali (2.2 km).

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

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