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About Ratauli Village

Ratauli is a small village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 126 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares.

Ratauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 126
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ratauli compares

By the 2011 count Ratauli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Ratauli

The census records public bus service for Ratauli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratauli from other places

Ratauli lies about 36 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Lohna Road, about 2.4 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 Ratauli
Nearest railway station Lohna Road 2.4 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 32 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 36 km

Villages closest to Ratauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratauli village had a population of 243. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Ratauli village has 126 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratauli has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Ratauli covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ratauli falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratauli is Lohna Road, about 2.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ratauli.

Ratauli is about 36 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratauli is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Lohna Road is about 2.4 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 6.1 km away. Keotiranway is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahi Abuara (under 2 km), Sarjapur (4.2 km) and Asraha (4.6 km).

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

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