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About Rurwahar Village

Rurwahar is a mid sized village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,412, made up of 753 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.66 hectares hectares.

Rurwahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurwahar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Akbarpur
Area (hectares) 67.66 hectares
Population 1,412
Male Population 753
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rurwahar compares

By the 2011 count Rurwahar is the 117th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 67.66 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Rurwahar

Rurwahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rurwahar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rurwahar from other places

Rurwahar lies about 17 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Patra, about 5.9 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 Rurwahar
Nearest railway station Patra 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Akbarpur 6.4 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 17 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 27 km

Villages closest to Rurwahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurwahar village had a population of 1,412. That makes it the 117th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Rurwahar village has 753 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurwahar has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Rurwahar covers 67.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rurwahar falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rurwahar is Patra, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Rurwahar.

Rurwahar is about 17 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurwahar is in Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Patra is about 5.9 km away. Akbarpur is about 6.4 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhiya (under 2 km), Kharagpur Bithoor (1.7 km) and Nibauli Bujurg (1.9 km).

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

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