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About Ruknapur Village

Ruknapur is a large village in Laharpur tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,267, made up of 1,238 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 261136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruknapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruknapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Laharpur
Pincode 261136
Area (hectares) 254.78 hectares
Population 2,267
Male Population 1,238
Female Population 1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ruknapur compares

By the 2011 count Ruknapur is the 126th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,096 residents. Its 254.78 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Ruknapur

Ruknapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ruknapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ruknapur from other places

Ruknapur lies about 34 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Kadipur Sani Halt, about 12 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 Ruknapur
Tehsil headquarters Laharpur 11 km
Nearest town Lāharpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Kadipur Sani Halt 12 km
District headquarters Sitapur 34 km

Villages closest to Ruknapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruknapur village had a population of 2,267. That makes it the 126th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,096 residents.

Ruknapur village has 1,238 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruknapur has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Ruknapur is 261136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruknapur covers 254.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ruknapur falls under Laharpur tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ruknapur is Kadipur Sani Halt, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ruknapur.

Ruknapur is about 34 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruknapur is in Laharpur tehsil of Sitapur district. Laharpur is about 11 km away. Lāharpur is about 11 km away. Kadipur Sani Halt is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadeo Atra (under 2 km), Bhaisaha (under 2 km) and Harirampur (under 2 km).

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

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