About Ratanpura Village

Ratanpura is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 503 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Ratanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratanpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	85 hectares
Population	988
Male Population	503
Female Population	485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratanpura compares

By the 2011 count Ratanpura is the 41st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Ratanpura

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

Ratanpura lies about 20 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 16 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 Ratanpura
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	14 km
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	16 km
District headquarters	Gaya	20 km

Villages closest to Ratanpura

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

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Common questions about Ratanpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratanpura village had a population of 988. That makes it the 41st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Ratanpura village has 503 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanpura has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Ratanpura covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratanpura falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratanpura is Paraiya, about 16 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 Ratanpura.

Ratanpura is about 20 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanpura is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 13 km away. Sherghati is about 14 km away. Paraiya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.