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About Ratwari Village

Ratwari is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 300 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratwari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 332.17 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 300
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratwari compares

By the 2011 count Ratwari is the 55th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 332.17 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Ratwari

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

Ratwari lies about 44 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 14 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 Ratwari
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 11 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 14 km
Nearest town Baddi 21 km
District headquarters Solan 44 km

Villages closest to Ratwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratwari village had a population of 581. That makes it the 55th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Ratwari village has 300 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratwari has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Ratwari is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratwari covers 332.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ratwari falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ratwari is Bharatgarh, about 14 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 Ratwari.

Ratwari is about 44 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratwari is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 11 km away. Bharatgarh is about 14 km away. Baddi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Ratwari (under 2 km), Saror (under 2 km) and Larkot (under 2 km).

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

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