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About Ratiya Village

Ratiya is a mid sized village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,019, made up of 503 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4870.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratiya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Bhuj
Pincode 370040
Area (hectares) 4870.59 hectares
Population 1,019
Male Population 503
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ratiya compares

By the 2011 count Ratiya is the 70th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 4870.59 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Ratiya

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

How far is Ratiya from other places

Ratiya lies about 11 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sukhpur, about 6.1 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 Ratiya
Tehsil headquarters Bhuj 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Sukhpur 6.1 km
District headquarters Kachchh 11 km

Villages closest to Ratiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratiya village had a population of 1,019. That makes it the 70th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Ratiya village has 503 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratiya has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Ratiya is 370040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratiya covers 4870.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ratiya falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Ratiya is Sukhpur, about 6.1 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ratiya.

Ratiya is about 11 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratiya is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Bhuj is about 5.6 km away. Sukhpur is about 6.1 km away. Kachchh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratadiya (under 2 km), Godsar (2.1 km) and Kalyanpar (4.2 km).

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

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