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About Ratian Village

Ratian is a mid sized village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 560 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181114
Area (hectares) 134.4 hectares
Population 1,035
Male Population 560
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratian compares

By the 2011 count Ratian is the 47th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 134.4 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Ratian

Ratian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ratian as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ratian from other places

Ratian lies about 14 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 12 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 Ratian
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 11 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 14 km
District headquarters Jammu 14 km

Villages closest to Ratian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Ratian

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratian village had a population of 1,035. That makes it the 47th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Ratian village has 560 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratian has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Ratian is 181114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratian covers 134.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratian falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ratian is Bari Brahman, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ratian.

Ratian is about 14 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratian is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 11 km away. Bari Brahman is about 12 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganda (under 2 km), Dhande Kalan (under 2 km) and Nihalpur Simbal (under 2 km).

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

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