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About Rukashpur Village

Rukashpur is a mid sized village in Kalna II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 274 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rukashpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukashpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kalna II
Pincode 713122
Area (hectares) 97.46 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 274
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rukashpur compares

By the 2011 count Rukashpur is the 90th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 97.46 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 981.

Getting to Rukashpur

Rukashpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rukashpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pindira, Potanai, Purbba Sahapur and Rahatpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rukashpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rukashpur village had a population of 510. That makes it the 90th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Rukashpur village has 274 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukashpur has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Rukashpur is 713122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rukashpur covers 97.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rukashpur falls under Kalna II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rukashpur notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Rukashpur.

Rukashpur is in Kalna II tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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