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About Ratan Chak Village

Ratan Chak is one of the larger villages in Hathua tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,413, made up of 3,051 males and 2,362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares.

Ratan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratan Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Hathua
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 5,413
Male Population 3,051
Female Population 2,362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 774
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Ratan Chak is the 8th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Ratan Chak

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

Ratan Chak lies about 24 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 8.0 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 Chak
Nearest railway station Phulwaria 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Hathua 10 km
Nearest town Mirganj 13 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 24 km

Villages closest to Ratan Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratan Chak village had a population of 5,413. That makes it the 8th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Ratan Chak village has 3,051 males and 2,362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratan Chak has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Ratan Chak covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ratan Chak falls under Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratan Chak is Phulwaria, about 8.0 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 village for Ratan Chak.

Ratan Chak is about 24 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratan Chak is in Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district. Phulwaria is about 8.0 km away. Hathua is about 10 km away. Mirganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupan Chak (under 2 km), Saheba Chak (under 2 km) and Tarau Chak Ke Khap (under 2 km).

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

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