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About Ratauli Village

Ratauli is one of the larger villages in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,964, made up of 3,636 males and 3,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581 hectares hectares.

Ratauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Pipra
Area (hectares) 581 hectares
Population 6,964
Male Population 3,636
Female Population 3,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ratauli compares

By the 2011 count Ratauli is the 9th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,378 residents. Its 581 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Ratauli

The census records public bus service for Ratauli as Available within <5 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 <5 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 14 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Tharbitia, 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 Ratauli
Nearest railway station Tharbitia 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pipra 9.6 km
District headquarters Supaul 14 km

Villages closest to Ratauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pipra 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 6,964. That makes it the 9th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,378 residents.

Ratauli village has 3,636 males and 3,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratauli has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Ratauli covers 581 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratauli falls under Pipra tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratauli is Tharbitia, about 6.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ratauli.

Ratauli is about 14 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratauli is in Pipra tehsil of Supaul district. Tharbitia is about 6.4 km away. Pipra is about 9.6 km away. Supaul is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarauli (under 2 km), Gidrahi (under 2 km) and Kataia Mahe (2.4 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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