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About Ratana Village

Ratana is a large village in Tuggali tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,739, made up of 2,441 males and 2,298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518468, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratana village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Tehsil Tuggali
Pincode 518468
Area (hectares) 2322 hectares
Population 4,739
Male Population 2,441
Female Population 2,298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ratana compares

By the 2011 count Ratana is the 7th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,955 residents. Its 2322 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Ratana

Ratana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ratana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratana from other places

Ratana lies about 76 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Tuggali, about 5.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ratana
Nearest railway station Tuggali 5.1 km
Nearest town Guntakal 27 km
District headquarters Kurnool 76 km

Villages closest to Ratana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tuggali tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ratana

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratana village had a population of 4,739. That makes it the 7th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,955 residents.

Ratana village has 2,441 males and 2,298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratana has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Ratana is 518468. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratana covers 2322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratana falls under Tuggali tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ratana is Tuggali, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ratana.

Ratana is about 76 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratana is in Tuggali tehsil of Kurnool district. Tuggali is about 5.1 km away. Guntakal is about 27 km away. Kurnool is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tuggali (5.4 km), Edduladoddi (7.5 km) and Chennampalle (10 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ratana today is likely to be higher.

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