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About Rukna Qasam Village

Rukna Qasam is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 441 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rukna Qasam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukna Qasam village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152024
Area (hectares) 241.2 hectares
Population 848
Male Population 441
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rukna Qasam compares

By the 2011 count Rukna Qasam is the 123rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 241.2 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Rukna Qasam

Rukna Qasam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rukna Qasam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rukna Qasam from other places

Rukna Qasam lies about 44 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalabad, about 4.9 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 Rukna Qasam
Nearest railway station Jalalabad 4.9 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 5.4 km
District headquarters Firozpur 44 km

Villages closest to Rukna Qasam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalabad 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 Rukna Qasam

As per the Census of India 2011, Rukna Qasam village had a population of 848. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Rukna Qasam village has 441 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukna Qasam has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Rukna Qasam is 152024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rukna Qasam covers 241.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rukna Qasam falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rukna Qasam is Jalalabad, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rukna Qasam.

Rukna Qasam is about 44 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rukna Qasam is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Jalalabad is about 4.9 km away. Jalālābād is about 5.4 km away. Firozpur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shamash Din Chishti (under 2 km), Sher Mohammad Mahigir (under 2 km) and Badalke Hithar (under 2 km).

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

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