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About Ramtarai Village

Ramtarai is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 266 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ramtarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ramtarai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 277.86 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 266
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ramtarai compares

By the 2011 count Ramtarai is the 149th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 277.86 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Ramtarai

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

Ramtarai lies about 51 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 36 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 Ramtarai
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 15 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 36 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 38 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 51 km

Villages closest to Ramtarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ramtarai village had a population of 573. That makes it the 149th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Ramtarai village has 266 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ramtarai has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Ramtarai is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ramtarai covers 277.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ramtarai falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ramtarai is Paniajob, about 36 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 km distance for Ramtarai.

Ramtarai is about 51 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ramtarai is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 15 km away. Paniajob is about 36 km away. Dongargarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuhi Kalan (1.7 km), Kesho Khairi (1.8 km) and Chhuriya Dongri (1.9 km).

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

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