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About Rui Village

Rui is a mid sized village in Washi tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 436 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.93 hectares hectares.

Rui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rui village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Washi
Area (hectares) 629.93 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 436
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 30th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,696 residents. Its 629.93 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

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 17 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Dharashiv, about 22 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 town Tuljāpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Washi 17 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 17 km
Nearest railway station Dharashiv 22 km

Villages closest to Rui

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Washi 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 823. That makes it the 30th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,696 residents.

Rui village has 436 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rui has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Rui covers 629.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rui falls under Washi tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Rui is Dharashiv, about 22 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 17 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rui is in Washi tehsil of Osmanabad district. Tuljāpur is about 16 km away. Washi is about 17 km away. Osmanabad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indapur (14 km), Ghatpimpari (14 km) and Sonarwadi (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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