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About Rudra Pur Village

Rudra Pur is a large village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,136, made up of 1,145 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rudra Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rudra Pur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248125
Area (hectares) 529.95 hectares
Population 2,136
Male Population 1,145
Female Population 991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rudra Pur compares

By the 2011 count Rudra Pur is the 42nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 529.95 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 908.

Getting to Rudra Pur

Rudra Pur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rudra Pur 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 Rudra Pur from other places

Rudra Pur lies about 50 km from Dehradun. 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 Rudra Pur
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 21 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 21 km
District headquarters Dehradun 50 km

Villages closest to Rudra Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vikasnagar 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 Rudra Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rudra Pur village had a population of 2,136. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Rudra Pur village has 1,145 males and 991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rudra Pur has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Rudra Pur is 248125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rudra Pur covers 529.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rudra Pur falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Rudra Pur notes the nearest railway station 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 Rudra Pur.

Rudra Pur is about 50 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rudra Pur is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 21 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 21 km away. Dehradun is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sudhauwala (under 2 km), Dhulkot Mafi (1.8 km) and Dhulkotkhalsa (1.8 km).

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

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