# Rukespur Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Rukespur

Rukespur is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,090 people in 541 households**, the 30th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 2,090people (2011)
- 541households
- 84.4%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rukespur

Of every 100 households in Rukespur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rukespur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**81%

Use banking services ****32%**

**48%

Television ****53%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Rukespur?

■ Rukespur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802**

**948

Working population ****38.2%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 79.8% for women. 64% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 121 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 339 (42%) · **■** Other work 291 (36%) · **■** Marginal 47 (6%)

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 Balagarh

- Fatepur2,203 people
- Guptipara2,169 people
- Abdulpur2,157 people
- Nityanandapur2,090 people
- Nata Gari2,067 people
- Dadpur2,053 people
- Itagar1,994 people
- Kamar Danga1,952 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rukespur?2,090 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rukespur in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rukespur?84.4% (Census 2011)