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About Ratan Khap Village

Ratan Khap is a small village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 219 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares.

Ratan Khap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratan Khap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 219
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratan Khap compares

By the 2011 count Ratan Khap is the 175th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Ratan Khap

Ratan Khap is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ratan Khap as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ratan Khap from other places

Ratan Khap lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 21 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 Ratan Khap
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 17 km
Nearest railway station Jakhim 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 24 km

Villages closest to Ratan Khap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj 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 Ratan Khap

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratan Khap village had a population of 439. That makes it the 175th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Ratan Khap village has 219 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratan Khap has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Ratan Khap covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratan Khap falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratan Khap is Jakhim, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ratan Khap.

Ratan Khap is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratan Khap is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Aurangabad is about 17 km away. Aurangābād is about 17 km away. Jakhim is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pararia (4.9 km), Bara (9.1 km) and Majkhar (14 km).

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

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