About Rathua Village

Rathua is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 121 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rathua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rathua village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184148
Area (hectares)	119 hectares
Population	230
Male Population	121
Female Population	109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rathua compares

By the 2011 count Rathua is the 151st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Rathua

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

Rathua lies about 21 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 13 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 Rathua
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranagar	12 km
Nearest railway station	Chhan Arorian	13 km
District headquarters	Kathua	21 km

Villages closest to Rathua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rathua village had a population of 230. That makes it the 151st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Rathua village has 121 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rathua has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Rathua is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rathua covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rathua falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Rathua is Chhan Arorian, about 13 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 Rathua.

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

Rathua is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hiranagar is about 12 km away. Chhan Arorian is about 13 km away. Kathua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.