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About Ratwara Village

Ratwara is one of the larger villages in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,295, made up of 3,757 males and 3,538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458 hectares hectares.

Ratwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Kalyanpur
Area (hectares) 458 hectares
Population 7,295
Male Population 3,757
Female Population 3,538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ratwara compares

By the 2011 count Ratwara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 458 hectares work out to about 16 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 949.

Getting to Ratwara

Ratwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ratwara 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratwara from other places

Ratwara lies about 117 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Ara Junction, about under 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 Ratwara
Nearest town Arrah under 2 km
Nearest railway station Ara Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalyanpur 15 km
District headquarters Samastipur 117 km

Villages closest to Ratwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratwara village had a population of 7,295. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Ratwara village has 3,757 males and 3,538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratwara has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Ratwara covers 458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ratwara falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratwara is Ara Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ratwara.

Ratwara is about 117 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratwara is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Arrah is about under 2 km away. Ara Junction is about under 2 km away. Kalyanpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Jadu Mahsi (under 2 km), Balaha Jai Naraen (under 2 km) and Betwara (under 2 km).

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

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