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About Ratola Village

Ratola is a mid sized village in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,059, made up of 540 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratola village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Mangrol
Pincode 394430
Area (hectares) 417.53 hectares
Population 1,059
Male Population 540
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ratola compares

By the 2011 count Ratola is the 54th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 417.53 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Ratola

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

Ratola lies about 34 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Hansapore, about 6.8 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 Ratola
Nearest town Abrama 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Hansapore 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangrol 34 km
District headquarters Surat 34 km

Villages closest to Ratola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratola village had a population of 1,059. That makes it the 54th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Ratola village has 540 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratola has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Ratola is 394430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratola covers 417.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratola falls under Mangrol tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Ratola is Hansapore, about 6.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ratola.

Ratola is about 34 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratola is in Mangrol tehsil of Surat district. Abrama is about 5.5 km away. Hansapore is about 6.8 km away. Mangrol is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatkol (under 2 km), Hathoda (under 2 km) and Hathuran (under 2 km).

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

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