Rukai (formerly Russian: Руки, Polish: Ruki) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 45 people. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Gudžiūnai, on the shore of the Rukai Lake.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 238 —     1923 207 −0.66% 1959 158 −0.75% 1970 173 +0.83%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 111 −4.81% 1989 82 −2.98% 2001 63 −2.17% 2011 45 −3.31%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

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  Rukai on the Rukai Lake
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  Rukai village cross