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About Ruha Village

Ruha is a mid sized village in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,805, made up of 926 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur I
Pincode 742140
Area (hectares) 180.03 hectares
Population 1,805
Male Population 926
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ruha compares

By the 2011 count Ruha is the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 180.03 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Ruha

Ruha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ruha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Narayanpur, Parbbatpur, Podmur and Raghunathpur Palisa. 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 Ruha

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruha village had a population of 1,805. That makes it the 34th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Ruha village has 926 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruha has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Ruha is 742140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruha covers 180.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ruha falls under Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ruha notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Ruha.

Ruha is in Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Ruha today is likely to be higher.

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