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About Ratapali Village

Ratapali is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 321 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 131.61 hectares
Population 630
Male Population 321
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratapali compares

By the 2011 count Ratapali is the 117th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 131.61 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Ratapali

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

Ratapali lies about 47 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 2.8 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 Ratapali
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 20 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 47 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 47 km

Villages closest to Ratapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratapali village had a population of 630. That makes it the 117th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Ratapali village has 321 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratapali has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Ratapali is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratapali covers 131.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratapali falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ratapali is Khariar Road, about 2.8 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 village for Ratapali.

Ratapali is about 47 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratapali is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Khariar Road is about 2.8 km away. Bagbahra is about 20 km away. Mahasamund is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahera Bhatha (under 2 km), Narra (1.6 km) and Baniyatora (1.8 km).

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

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