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About Ruguda Village

Ruguda is a mid sized village in Banei tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 651 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruguda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Banei
Pincode 770044
Area (hectares) 675 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 651
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ruguda compares

By the 2011 count Ruguda is the 6th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 480 residents. Its 675 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Ruguda

Ruguda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ruguda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ruguda from other places

Ruguda lies about 108 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 19 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 Ruguda
Tehsil headquarters Banei 12 km
Nearest railway station Barsuan 19 km
Nearest town Deogarh 33 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 108 km

Villages closest to Ruguda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruguda village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 6th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 480 residents.

Ruguda village has 651 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruguda has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Ruguda is 770044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruguda covers 675 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ruguda falls under Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ruguda is Barsuan, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ruguda.

Ruguda is about 108 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruguda is in Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district. Banei is about 12 km away. Barsuan is about 19 km away. Deogarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deoposh (5.0 km), Banjikusum (5.6 km) and Jakeikela (5.7 km).

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

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