About Rugri Village

Rugri is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 293 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rugri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rugri village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Balarampur
Pincode	723143
Area (hectares)	235.93 hectares
Population	627
Male Population	293
Female Population	334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,140
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rugri compares

By the 2011 count Rugri is the 61st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 235.93 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Rugri

Rugri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rugri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rugri from other places

Rugri lies about 53 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 4.9 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 Rugri
Nearest railway station	Bakarkudi	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balarampur	31 km
Nearest town	Balarāmpur	31 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	53 km

Villages closest to Rugri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balarampur 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.

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Common questions about Rugri

As per the Census of India 2011, Rugri village had a population of 627. That makes it the 61st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Rugri village has 293 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rugri has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

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

Rugri covers 235.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rugri is Bakarkudi, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Rugri.

Rugri is about 53 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rugri is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. Bakarkudi is about 4.9 km away. Balarampur is about 31 km away. Balarāmpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.