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About Ral Village

Ral is a mid sized village in Katghora tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 484 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ral village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Katghora
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 286.61 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 484
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ral compares

By the 2011 count Ral is the 33rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 286.61 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Ral

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

Ral lies about 25 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 21 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 Ral
Tehsil headquarters Katghora under 2 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 21 km
District headquarters Korba 25 km

Villages closest to Ral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ral village had a population of 963. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Ral village has 484 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ral 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 Ral is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ral covers 286.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ral falls under Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ral is Gevra Road, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Ral.

Ral is about 25 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ral is in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about under 2 km away. Gevra Road is about 21 km away. Korba is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawagaon (2.6 km), Nawagaon Kalan (2.6 km) and Gunchapur (4.8 km).

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

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