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About Ratkhandi Village

Ratkhandi is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,003, made up of 504 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratkhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratkhandi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495116
Area (hectares) 425.72 hectares
Population 1,003
Male Population 504
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratkhandi compares

By the 2011 count Ratkhandi is the 73rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 425.72 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Ratkhandi

Ratkhandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ratkhandi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ratkhandi from other places

Ratkhandi lies about 38 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, about 3.2 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 Ratkhandi
Nearest railway station Belgahna 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 12 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 18 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Ratkhandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratkhandi village had a population of 1,003. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Ratkhandi village has 504 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratkhandi has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Ratkhandi is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratkhandi covers 425.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratkhandi falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ratkhandi is Belgahna, about 3.2 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ratkhandi.

Ratkhandi is about 38 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratkhandi is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belgahna is about 3.2 km away. Kota is about 12 km away. Ratanpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karhi Kachhar (under 2 km), Majhgawan (2.3 km) and Majhwani (2.3 km).

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

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