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About Ratni Village

Ratni is a small village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 221 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares.

Ratni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 221
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratni compares

By the 2011 count Ratni is the 95th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Ratni

Ratni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ratni as Available within village. 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 Ratni from other places

Ratni lies about 31 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 28 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 Ratni
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 2.0 km
Nearest town Bagaha 14 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 28 km
District headquarters Gaya 31 km

Villages closest to Ratni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratni village had a population of 399. That makes it the 95th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Ratni village has 221 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratni has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Ratni covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratni falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratni is Tankuppa, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ratni.

Ratni is about 31 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratni is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 2.0 km away. Bagaha is about 14 km away. Tankuppa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghir Sindi Kalan (under 2 km), Surajmandal (under 2 km) and Chanda (under 2 km).

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

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