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About Rui Village

Rui is a large village in Kandhar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,495, made up of 1,824 males and 1,671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1540 hectares hectares.

Rui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rui village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Kandhar
Area (hectares) 1540 hectares
Population 3,495
Male Population 1,824
Female Population 1,671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 17th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 1540 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

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 34 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Umri, about 14 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 Umri 14 km
Nearest town Mudkhed 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandhar 34 km
District headquarters Nanded 34 km

Villages closest to Rui

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandhar 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 3,495. That makes it the 17th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Rui village has 1,824 males and 1,671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rui has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Rui covers 1540 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rui falls under Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rui is Umri, about 14 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 34 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rui is in Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district. Umri is about 14 km away. Mudkhed is about 23 km away. Kandhar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundewadi Tarf Khandobachiwadi (5.3 km), Ganganbid (7.6 km) and Bhukmari (15 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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