# Ruda, Jamalpur, Barddhaman – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Ruda

Ruda is a village in [Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/) sub-district of [Barddhaman](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,017 people in 244 households**, the 92nd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,017people (2011)
- 244households
- 75.5%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ruda

Of every 100 households in Ruda in 2011, 53 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ruda · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**46%

Tap water ****3%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**84%

Use banking services ****41%**

**65%

Television ****41%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ruda?

■ Ruda · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**982

Working population ****44.9%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 69.3% for women. 65% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 130 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (11%) · **■** Marginal 203 (44%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jamalpur

- Mathurapur1,085 people
- Baidyabatipur1,061 people
- Shrimanpur1,049 people
- Kubajpur1,041 people
- Chouberia1,011 people
- Krishnachandrapur985 people
- Krishnapur971 people
- Uttar Mohanpur939 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Other places named Ruda

- Ruda · Village, Gunderdehi, Durg · 820 people
- Ruda · Village, Durg, Durg · 716 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ruda?1,017 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ruda in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ruda?75.5% (Census 2011)