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About Rui Village

Rui is a mid sized village in Barshi tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,888, made up of 975 males and 913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1508.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rui village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Barshi
Pincode 413406
Area (hectares) 1508.48 hectares
Population 1,888
Male Population 975
Female Population 913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 44th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents. Its 1508.48 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

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 44 km from Solapur, 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
Nearest railway station Dharashiv 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshi 32 km
District headquarters Solapur 44 km

Villages closest to Rui

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barshi 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 1,888. That makes it the 44th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents.

Rui village has 975 males and 913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rui has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Rui is 413406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rui covers 1508.48 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 Barshi tehsil of Solapur 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 44 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rui is in Barshi tehsil of Solapur district. Tuljāpur is about 16 km away. Dharashiv is about 22 km away. Barshi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimbalak (2.7 km), Bhalgaon (3.3 km) and Ambegaon (3.4 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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