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About Ratyor Village

Ratyor is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,773, made up of 917 males and 856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratyor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratyor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 1,773
Male Population 917
Female Population 856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratyor compares

By the 2011 count Ratyor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Ratyor

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

Ratyor lies about 48 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 5.8 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 Ratyor
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 9.0 km
Nearest town Ropar 18 km
District headquarters Solan 48 km

Villages closest to Ratyor

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 Ratyor

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratyor village had a population of 1,773. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Ratyor village has 917 males and 856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratyor has about 933 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 Ratyor is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratyor covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ratyor is Bharatgarh, about 5.8 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 Ratyor.

Ratyor is about 48 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratyor is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 5.8 km away. Nalagarh is about 9.0 km away. Ropar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanglan (under 2 km), Dabhota (1.7 km) and Bhogpur (2.2 km).

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

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