Rukam, Peterwar
Rukam is a village located in the Peterwar Subdivision of Bokaro district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Peterwar block and comes under Chargi Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Giridih parliament constituency and Gomiya assembly constituency.
As on September 2025, the current population of Rukam is 651 out of which 332 are males and rest 319 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 961 females per 1000 males. There are around 102 teenagers in Rukam. It has literacy rate of 40% which means around 260 persons can read and write. Total 195 people belonging to scheduled caste and 454 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 122 households in Rukam, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 193. The pincode of Rukam is 829121 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Peterbar Sub Post office
- Arjuwa Branch Post office
- Mirzapur Branch Post office
- Mungasarla Branch Post office
- Rohar Branch Post office
Schools
Rukam has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Leela Janki Public School
- +2 High School Petarwar
- Ptjm Jyoti Shishumandir
- Upgrade Rajkiyakrit +2 High School Ordana
- +2 High School Dantoo
Hospitals
Rukam has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Health Sub-Center Ordana
- Health Sub-Center Arjua
- Health Sub-Center Chargi
- Health Sub-Center Koh Katkatmkuli
- Health Sub-Center Baludih
Banks
Rukam has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.