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About Ruchap Village

Ruchap is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,566, made up of 798 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruchap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruchap village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 295.42 hectares
Population 1,566
Male Population 798
Female Population 768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ruchap compares

By the 2011 count Ruchap is the 27th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 295.42 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ruchap

The census records public bus service for Ruchap as Available within <5 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Neudih, Panradda, Parasya and Parbad Kashitanr. 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 Ruchap

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruchap village had a population of 1,566. That makes it the 27th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Ruchap village has 798 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruchap 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 948.

The pincode recorded for Ruchap is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruchap covers 295.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ruchap falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ruchap notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ruchap.

Ruchap is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Ruchap today is likely to be higher.

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