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About Rethal Village

Rethal is a large village in Sanand tehsil, in the district of Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,585, made up of 1,867 males and 1,718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2295.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rethal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rethal village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Ahmadabad
Tehsil Sanand
Pincode 382110
Area (hectares) 2295.74 hectares
Population 3,585
Male Population 1,867
Female Population 1,718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rethal compares

By the 2011 count Rethal is the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,730 residents. Its 2295.74 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Rethal

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

Rethal lies about 44 km from Ahmadabad, and the nearest railway station is Chharodi, about 19 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 Rethal
Nearest railway station Chharodi 19 km
Nearest town Bāola 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sanand 23 km
District headquarters Ahmadabad 44 km

Villages closest to Rethal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rethal village had a population of 3,585. That makes it the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,730 residents.

Rethal village has 1,867 males and 1,718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rethal has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Rethal is 382110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rethal covers 2295.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rethal falls under Sanand tehsil of Ahmadabad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Rethal is Chharodi, about 19 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rethal.

Rethal is about 44 km from Ahmadabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rethal is in Sanand tehsil of Ahmadabad district. Chharodi is about 19 km away. Bāola is about 19 km away. Sanand is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupavati (11 km), Chharodi (17 km) and Modasar (18 km).

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

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