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About Rukunpur Village

Rukunpur is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,515, made up of 785 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rukunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rukunpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731222
Area (hectares) 114.9 hectares
Population 1,515
Male Population 785
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rukunpur compares

By the 2011 count Rukunpur is the 34th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 114.9 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Rukunpur

Rukunpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rukunpur as Available within village. 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 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 18 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 2.1 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 Mallarpur 2.1 km
Nearest town Sainthia 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 18 km
District headquarters Birbhum 18 km

Villages closest to Rukunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 1,515. That makes it the 34th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Rukunpur village has 785 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukunpur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Rukunpur is 731222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rukunpur covers 114.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rukunpur falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Rukunpur is Mallarpur, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rukunpur.

Rukunpur is about 18 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rukunpur is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 2.1 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Mayureswar I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamalpur (under 2 km), Majurhati (under 2 km) and Mallarpur (1.9 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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