About Rathana Village

Rathana is a large village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,064, made up of 1,570 males and 1,494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rathana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rathana village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode	181111
Area (hectares)	341.2 hectares
Population	3,064
Male Population	1,570
Female Population	1,494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rathana compares

By the 2011 count Rathana is the 11th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 341.2 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Rathana

Rathana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rathana as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rathana from other places

Rathana lies about 21 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 15 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 Rathana
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	15 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranbir Singh Pora	21 km
District headquarters	Jammu	21 km

Villages closest to Rathana

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.

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Common questions about Rathana

As per the Census of India 2011, Rathana village had a population of 3,064. That makes it the 11th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Rathana village has 1,570 males and 1,494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rathana has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Rathana is 181111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rathana covers 341.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rathana is Bari Brahman, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rathana.

Rathana is about 21 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rathana is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 15 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 18 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.