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About Rukunpur Village

Rukunpur is a mid sized village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 335 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.7 hectares hectares.

Rukunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukunpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gola
Area (hectares) 52.7 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 335
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 Rukunpur compares

By the 2011 count Rukunpur is the 255th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 790 residents. Its 52.7 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Rukunpur

Rukunpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rukunpur 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 Rukunpur from other places

Rukunpur lies about 179 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Jeonathpur, about 9.1 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 Rukunpur
Nearest railway station Jeonathpur 9.1 km
Nearest town Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gola 35 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 179 km

Villages closest to Rukunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rukunpur village had a population of 646. That makes it the 255th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 790 residents.

Rukunpur village has 335 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukunpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Rukunpur covers 52.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rukunpur falls under Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rukunpur is Jeonathpur, about 9.1 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 Rukunpur.

Rukunpur is about 179 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rukunpur is in Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Jeonathpur is about 9.1 km away. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar is about 12 km away. Gola is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharwali (under 2 km), Mahuniya (under 2 km) and Chanduuli (2.0 km).

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

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