Rukespur, Balagarh, Hooghly, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Rukespur


The village Rukespur is located in Balagarh C.D.Block of Hooghly District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Balagarh Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Rukespur


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Rukespur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Rukespur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Rukespur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Rukespur


As per available data from the year 2009, 2090 persons live in 541 house holds in the village Rukespur. There are 984 female individuals and 1106 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.08% and males constitute 52.92% of the total population.

There are 574 scheduled castes persons of which 271 are females and 303 are males. Females constitute 47.21% and males constitute 52.79% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 27.46% of the total population.

There are 38 scheduled tribes persons of which 18 are females and 20 are males. Females constitute 47.37% and males constitute 52.63% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 1.82% of the total population.

Population density of Rukespur is 1331.04 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Rukespur


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Total area of Rukespur is 157.02 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 144.25 ha. About 10.48 ha is un-irrigated area. About 133.77 ha is irrigated area. About 9.77 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 4 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 120 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 12.77 ha is in non-agricultural use.

Schools in Rukespur


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Rukespur.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Rukespur.

There is a government middle school in the village Rukespur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Khamargachi, which is less than 5 kms away from Rukespur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Khamargachi, which is less than 5 kms away from Rukespur.

Colleges in Rukespur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Jirat, which is less than 5 kms away from Rukespur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Guptipara, which is more than 10 kms away from Rukespur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Kolkata, which is more than 10 kms away from Rukespur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Srirampur, which is more than 10 kms away from Rukespur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Mogra, which is 5-10 kms away from Rukespur.

Other Educational Facilities in Rukespur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Balagarh, which is less than 5 kms away from Rukespur.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Rukespur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Bandel, which is more than 10 kms away from Rukespur.

Healthcare Facilities in Rukespur


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Rukespur.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Rukespur.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Rukespur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Rukespur.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Rukespur.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Rukespur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Rukespur.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Rukespur.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Rukespur.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Rukespur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Rukespur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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