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About Ratni Village

Ratni is a large village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,067, made up of 1,626 males and 1,441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares.

Ratni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 3,067
Male Population 1,626
Female Population 1,441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratni compares

By the 2011 count Ratni is the 15th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Ratni

Ratni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ratni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 15 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 13 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 Ratni Faridpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Mai 13 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 15 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 15 km

Villages closest to Ratni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 3,067. That makes it the 15th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Ratni village has 1,626 males and 1,441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratni has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Ratni covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratni falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratni is Mai, about 13 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 km distance for Ratni.

Ratni is about 15 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratni is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about under 2 km away. Mai is about 13 km away. Jehanabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirpur Ratni (under 2 km), Sultanpur (under 2 km) and Faridpur (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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