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About Ratnaur Village

Ratnaur is a mid sized village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 299 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Ratnaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratnaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Barun
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 299
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratnaur compares

By the 2011 count Ratnaur is the 113th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Ratnaur

Ratnaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ratnaur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratnaur from other places

Ratnaur lies about 15 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chirailla Pauthu, about 2.5 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 Ratnaur
Nearest railway station Chirailla Pauthu 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Barun 8.1 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 15 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 15 km

Villages closest to Ratnaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barun 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 Ratnaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratnaur village had a population of 586. That makes it the 113th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Ratnaur village has 299 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratnaur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Ratnaur covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratnaur falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratnaur is Chirailla Pauthu, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ratnaur.

Ratnaur is about 15 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratnaur is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Chirailla Pauthu is about 2.5 km away. Barun is about 8.1 km away. Aurangabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarmakhap (under 2 km), Tamoli (under 2 km) and Sarpata (under 2 km).

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

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