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About Ruknewala Kalan Village

Ruknewala Kalan is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 192 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruknewala Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruknewala Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 532.22 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 192
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ruknewala Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ruknewala Kalan is the 154th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 532.22 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Ruknewala Kalan

The census records public bus service for Ruknewala Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ruknewala Kalan from other places

Ruknewala Kalan lies about 47 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, about 5.1 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 Ruknewala Kalan
Nearest railway station Jogiwala 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 19 km
District headquarters Firozpur 47 km

Villages closest to Ruknewala Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zira 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 Ruknewala Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruknewala Kalan village had a population of 387. That makes it the 154th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Ruknewala Kalan village has 192 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruknewala Kalan has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Ruknewala Kalan is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruknewala Kalan covers 532.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ruknewala Kalan falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ruknewala Kalan is Jogiwala, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ruknewala Kalan.

Ruknewala Kalan is about 47 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruknewala Kalan is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Jogiwala is about 5.1 km away. Zira is about 19 km away. Firozpur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ruknewala Khurd (1.9 km), Bhupewala (2.1 km) and Behbalwala (2.1 km).

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

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