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About Ratnal Village

Ratnal is one of the larger villages in Anjar tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,258, made up of 3,796 males and 3,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2777.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratnal village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Anjar
Pincode 370105
Area (hectares) 2777.51 hectares
Population 7,258
Male Population 3,796
Female Population 3,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ratnal compares

By the 2011 count Ratnal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 2777.51 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Ratnal

Ratnal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ratnal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratnal from other places

Ratnal lies about 20 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Ratnal, about under 2 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 Ratnal
Nearest railway station Ratnal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Anjar 15 km
Nearest town Anjār 15 km
District headquarters Kachchh 20 km

Villages closest to Ratnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratnal village had a population of 7,258. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Ratnal village has 3,796 males and 3,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratnal has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Ratnal is 370105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratnal covers 2777.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratnal falls under Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Ratnal is Ratnal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ratnal.

Ratnal is about 20 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratnal is in Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district. Ratnal is about under 2 km away. Anjar is about 15 km away. Anjār is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ningal (5.0 km), Sugariya (5.4 km) and Bhadroi (5.9 km).

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

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