About Rataitha Village

Rataitha is one of the larger villages in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,359, made up of 2,743 males and 2,616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares.

Rataitha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rataitha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Kharagpur
Area (hectares)	163 hectares
Population	5,359
Male Population	2,743
Female Population	2,616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Rataitha compares

By the 2011 count Rataitha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Rataitha

Rataitha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rataitha 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 Rataitha from other places

Rataitha lies about 28 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 12 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 Rataitha
Tehsil headquarters	Kharagpur	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	12 km
District headquarters	Munger	28 km

Villages closest to Rataitha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rataitha village had a population of 5,359. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Rataitha village has 2,743 males and 2,616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rataitha has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Rataitha covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rataitha falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rataitha is Khariapipra Halt, about 12 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 Rataitha.

Rataitha is about 28 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rataitha is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Kharagpur is about 3.4 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 12 km away. Munger is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.