About Ratnal Village

Ratnal is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,274, made up of 667 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratnal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Bishnah
Pincode	181132
Area (hectares)	200 hectares
Population	1,274
Male Population	667
Female Population	607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratnal compares

By the 2011 count Ratnal is the 20th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Ratnal

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

Ratnal lies about 16 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, 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 Ratnal
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnah	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	5.8 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	13 km
District headquarters	Jammu	16 km

Villages closest to Ratnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratnal village had a population of 1,274. That makes it the 20th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Ratnal village has 667 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratnal has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Ratnal is 181132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratnal covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratnal falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ratnal is Bari Brahman, 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 Ratnal.

Ratnal is about 16 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratnal is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 4.3 km away. Bari Brahman is about 5.8 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.