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About Ratwa Village

Ratwa is a mid sized village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 424 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratwa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Maudaha
Pincode 210504
Area (hectares) 485.76 hectares
Population 779
Male Population 424
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ratwa compares

By the 2011 count Ratwa is the 106th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 485.76 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Ratwa

Ratwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ratwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ratwa from other places

Ratwa lies about 26 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Ratwa
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Maudaha 26 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 42 km

Villages closest to Ratwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratwa village had a population of 779. That makes it the 106th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Ratwa village has 424 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratwa has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Ratwa is 210504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratwa covers 485.76 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.

Ratwa falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ratwa is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ratwa.

Ratwa is about 26 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratwa is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 21 km away. Maudaha is about 26 km away. Hamirpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaturi (2.5 km), Barethi (2.9 km) and Chhirka (4.7 km).

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

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