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About Ratakat Village

Ratakat is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 609 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratakat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratakat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493885
Area (hectares) 195.46 hectares
Population 1,200
Male Population 609
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ratakat compares

By the 2011 count Ratakat is the 106th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 195.46 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Ratakat

Ratakat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ratakat 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratakat from other places

Ratakat lies about 39 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 5.7 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 Ratakat
Tehsil headquarters Arang 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 5.7 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 14 km
District headquarters Raipur 39 km

Villages closest to Ratakat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratakat village had a population of 1,200. That makes it the 106th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Ratakat village has 609 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratakat has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Ratakat is 493885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratakat covers 195.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratakat falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ratakat is Arang Mahanadi, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ratakat.

Ratakat is about 39 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratakat is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang is about 4.2 km away. Arang Mahanadi is about 5.7 km away. Mahāsamund 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 Benidih (under 2 km), Paragaon 1 (2.9 km) and Badgaon (3.1 km).

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

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