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About Rustamgarh Village

Rustamgarh is a small village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 210 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rustamgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rustamgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148023
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 210
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rustamgarh compares

By the 2011 count Rustamgarh is the 162nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Rustamgarh

Rustamgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rustamgarh as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rustamgarh from other places

Rustamgarh lies about 24 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Himmatana, about 3.4 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 Rustamgarh
Nearest railway station Himmatana 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 8.4 km
Nearest town Māler Kotla 8.4 km
District headquarters Sangrur 24 km

Villages closest to Rustamgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rustamgarh village had a population of 380. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Rustamgarh village has 210 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rustamgarh has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Rustamgarh is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rustamgarh covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rustamgarh falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rustamgarh is Himmatana, about 3.4 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 village for Rustamgarh.

Rustamgarh is about 24 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rustamgarh is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Himmatana is about 3.4 km away. Malerkotla is about 8.4 km away. Māler Kotla is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaini Kalan (under 2 km), Bhaini Kamboan (under 2 km) and Bir Amamgarh (1.6 km).

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

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