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About Ruknewala Khurd Village

Ruknewala Khurd is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 4 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruknewala Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruknewala Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 137.65 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 4
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ruknewala Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Ruknewala Khurd is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 137.65 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 Khurd

Ruknewala Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ruknewala Khurd as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ruknewala Khurd from other places

Ruknewala Khurd lies about 48 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, about 5.8 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Jogiwala 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 21 km
District headquarters Firozpur 48 km

Villages closest to Ruknewala Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruknewala Khurd village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Ruknewala Khurd village has 4 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

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

Ruknewala Khurd covers 137.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ruknewala Khurd is Jogiwala, about 5.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ruknewala Khurd.

Ruknewala Khurd is about 48 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruknewala Khurd is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Jogiwala is about 5.8 km away. Zira is about 21 km away. Firozpur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardo Jand (under 2 km), Gatta Dalel (under 2 km) and Behbalwala (under 2 km).

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

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