About Ratera Village

Ratera is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 73 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,219 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratera village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Galore
Pincode	177026
Area (hectares)	12 hectares
Population	162
Male Population	73
Female Population	89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,219
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratera compares

By the 2011 count Ratera is the 64th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

Getting to Ratera

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

How far is Ratera from other places

Ratera lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 34 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 Ratera
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	15 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Galore	33 km
Nearest railway station	Olinda	34 km

Villages closest to Ratera

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

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Common questions about Ratera

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratera village had a population of 162. That makes it the 64th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Ratera village has 73 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratera has about 1219 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Ratera is 177026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratera covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratera falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ratera is Olinda, about 34 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 village for Ratera.

Ratera is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratera is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 15 km away. Hamirpur is about 32 km away. Galore is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.