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- LGD code
- 540805
- Pincode
- 441206
- Post office
- Bramhapuri
- Population
- 1,709
- Households
- 420
- Literacy rate
- 65.7%
- Sex ratio
- 920 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 974
- Distance to district centre
- 72 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 722 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 380 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tempa · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kanpa · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rui compares
By population, Rui ranks #22 of 136 villages in Brahmapuri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.7%
−1.1% vs mandal average
Rui65.7%
Brahmapuri mandal66.8%
Chandrapur district71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
920
−63 vs mandal average
Rui920
Brahmapuri mandal983
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
Rui4.1
Brahmapuri mandal4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rui at a glance
Rui is a village of 1,709 people in 420 households (Census 2011) in Brahmapuri taluka, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, the 22nd-largest of 136 villages in Brahmapuri taluka. Literacy is 66%, 1 points below the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 920 women per 1,000 men. It lies 72 km from the Chandrapur district centre, 13 km from Nagbhid, the nearest town, 5 km from Tempa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 441206, served by Bramhapuri post office; the LGD village code is 540805. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kanpa, 4 km away. The village votes in Chimur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Banti Bhangdiya. The population is estimated at 2,015 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rui
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BRAHMAPURI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 145
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 416.6
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 252.06
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rui
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Key facts — Rui
- LGD code
- 540805
- Pincode
- 441206
- Post office
- Bramhapuri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,709
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,015
- Households
- 420
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 920
- Literacy rate
- 65.7%
- Coordinates
- 20.64769°N, 79.57511°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gadchiroli-Chimur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chimur
- Member of Parliament
- Namdeo Kirsan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Banti Bhangdiya
- Block / Mandal
- Brahmapuri
Getting there
How to reach Rui
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai722 kmcapital
- Hyderabad380 km
- Chennai844 km
- Bengaluru879 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTempa5 km
- Bus stopNilaj11 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kanpa4 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India14 km
- Petrol pumpEssar Petrol Pump4 km
- CollegeNisha Chitrakala & Shilpkala Mahavidyalaya29 km
- Police stationPolice Station30 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 441206
- PimpalgaonBrahmapuri mandal4,711 pop
- AhernavargaonBrahmapuri mandal4,666 pop
- MendakiBrahmapuri mandal4,240 pop
- AwalgaonBrahmapuri mandal4,114 pop
- KhedmaktaBrahmapuri mandal3,922 pop
- MudazaBrahmapuri mandal3,659 pop
- HaldaBrahmapuri mandal3,555 pop
- ChaugaonBrahmapuri mandal3,041 pop
- NanhoriBrahmapuri mandal2,978 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)