Village · Fatehpur, Kangra
# Ruri

Ruri is a village in Fatehpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176058. The 2011 Census counted 73 people in 18 households, the 176th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%.
- 73 people (2011)
- 18 households
- 84.1% literacy
- 176058 PIN code

## Ruri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ruri is 176058. Ruri falls in Fatehpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176058
- Community development block Fatehpur
- Census village code 008848

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ruri from nearby towns?
- Fatehpur (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 106 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town) 42 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ruri?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Ruri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Malhanta
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Diyana
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dehri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhameta
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ruri known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 22% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ruri

Of every 100 households in Ruri in 2011, 100 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ruri · ■ Fatehpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 17% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 83% 67%
- Tap water 100% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 67% 58%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 78% 74%
- Use banking services 100% 92%
- Television 83% 77%
- Mobile phone 78% 72%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 4%
- None of these assets 11% 10%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ruri?

■ Ruri · ■ Fatehpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.1% 84.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1281 995
- Working population 53.4% 44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 80.5% for women. 44% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (44%) · ■ Other work 7 (18%) · ■ Marginal 15 (38%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Fatehpur
- Barla Khas 74 people
- Dhandyana 74 people
- Kafnali 74 people
- Andrah 73 people
- Badhal 72 people
- Mohar 68 people
- Jonat Khurd 67 people
- Lagra 66 people

All 242 villages in Fatehpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ruri? 176058
- How far is Ruri from Dharmsala? 106 km by road
- What is the population of Ruri? 73 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ruri in? Kangra district (Fatehpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ruri? 84.1% (Census 2011)

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