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About Ratauli Village

Ratauli is a mid sized village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,076, made up of 569 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Jalalgarh
Pincode 854325
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 1,076
Male Population 569
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ratauli compares

By the 2011 count Ratauli is the 32nd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Ratauli

Ratauli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ratauli as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratauli from other places

Ratauli lies about 17 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 4.2 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 Ratauli
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 4.2 km
Nearest town Kasba 9.3 km
District headquarters Purnia 17 km

Villages closest to Ratauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratauli village had a population of 1,076. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Ratauli village has 569 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratauli has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Ratauli is 854325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratauli covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratauli falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratauli is Jalalgarh, about 4.2 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 km distance for Ratauli.

Ratauli is about 17 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratauli is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 4.2 km away. Kasba is about 9.3 km away. Purnia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sauntha (under 2 km), Dhusmar (under 2 km) and Bhatgawan (under 2 km).

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

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