About Rukunpur Village

Rukunpur is one of the larger villages in Hariharpara tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,663, made up of 9,514 males and 9,149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2327.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742166, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Hariharpara
Pincode	742166
Area (hectares)	2327.77 hectares
Population	18,663
Male Population	9,514
Female Population	9,149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rukunpur compares

By the 2011 count Rukunpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,683 residents. Its 2327.77 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Rukunpur

Rukunpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rukunpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pradipdanga, Pratappur, Ramkrishnapur and Rampara. 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.

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Common questions about Rukunpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rukunpur village had a population of 18,663. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,683 residents.

Rukunpur village has 9,514 males and 9,149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rukunpur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Rukunpur is 742166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rukunpur covers 2327.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rukunpur falls under Hariharpara tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Rukunpur 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rukunpur.

Rukunpur is in Hariharpara 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.