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About Ratriar Village

Ratriar is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 23 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 696 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratriar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratriar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176058
Area (hectares) 48.24 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 23
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 696
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratriar compares

By the 2011 count Ratriar is the 194th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 48.24 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Ratriar

Ratriar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ratriar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratriar from other places

Ratriar lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 17 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 Ratriar
Nearest town Talwāra 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Ratriar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratriar village had a population of 39. That makes it the 194th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Ratriar village has 23 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratriar has about 696 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Ratriar is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratriar covers 48.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ratriar falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ratriar is Harsar Dehri, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ratriar.

Ratriar is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratriar is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 8.3 km away. Fatehpur is about 11 km away. Harsar Dehri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lathial (under 2 km), Kasial (under 2 km) and Bhabroli (1.6 km).

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

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