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About Rudra Village

Rudra is a large village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,659, made up of 1,372 males and 1,287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rudra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rudra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723103
Area (hectares) 486.84 hectares
Population 2,659
Male Population 1,372
Female Population 1,287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rudra compares

By the 2011 count Rudra is the 16th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 486.84 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Rudra

The census records public bus service for Rudra as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ramnagar, Rampur, Ranibandh and Ranipur. 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 Rudra

As per the Census of India 2011, Rudra village had a population of 2,659. That makes it the 16th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Rudra village has 1,372 males and 1,287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rudra has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Rudra is 723103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rudra covers 486.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rudra falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

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

Rudra is in Purulia I 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 Rudra today is likely to be higher.

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