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About Ratania Khurd Village

Ratania Khurd is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 499 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratania Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratania Khurd village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Pincode 855110
Area (hectares) 72.4 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 499
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratania Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Ratania Khurd is the 100th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 72.4 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Ratania Khurd

Ratania Khurd is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ratania Khurd as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ratania Khurd from other places

Ratania Khurd lies about 31 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 2.3 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 Ratania Khurd
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 4.8 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 26 km
District headquarters Katihar 31 km

Villages closest to Ratania Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Azamnagar 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 Ratania Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratania Khurd village had a population of 984. That makes it the 100th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Ratania Khurd village has 499 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratania Khurd has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Ratania Khurd is 855110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratania Khurd covers 72.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratania Khurd falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratania Khurd is Azamnagar Road, about 2.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ratania Khurd.

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

Ratania Khurd is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar Road is about 2.3 km away. Azamnagar is about 4.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratania Khurd Khas (under 2 km), Santola (under 2 km) and Phulbari (under 2 km).

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

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