About Ratni Village

Ratni is a large village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,970, made up of 1,547 males and 1,423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares.

Ratni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	2,970
Male Population	1,547
Female Population	1,423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ratni compares

By the 2011 count Ratni is the 29th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Ratni

Ratni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ratni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 68 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 19 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
Nearest town	Arāria	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	28 km
District headquarters	Katihar	68 km

Villages closest to Ratni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratni village had a population of 2,970. That makes it the 29th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Ratni village has 1,547 males and 1,423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratni has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Ratni covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ratni falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratni is Kusiargaon, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ratni.

Ratni is about 68 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratni is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Arāria is about 13 km away. Kusiargaon is about 19 km away. Kadwa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.