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About Ratansoti Village

Ratansoti is a mid sized village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 669, made up of 340 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares.

Ratansoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratansoti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 669
Male Population 340
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Ratansoti compares

By the 2011 count Ratansoti is the 46th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Ratansoti

Ratansoti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ratansoti 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 Ratansoti from other places

Ratansoti lies about 17 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 6.4 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 Ratansoti
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 6.9 km
District headquarters Purnia 17 km

Villages closest to Ratansoti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratansoti village had a population of 669. That makes it the 46th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Ratansoti village has 340 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratansoti has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Ratansoti covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratansoti falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratansoti is Garh Banaili, about 6.4 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 Ratansoti.

Ratansoti 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.

Ratansoti is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 6.4 km away. Kasba is about 6.9 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 Lakhna (under 2 km), Kadwa (2.2 km) and Agaganj (2.3 km).

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

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