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About Ratnag Village

Ratnag is a mid sized village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 375 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratnag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratnag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 353 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 375
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratnag compares

By the 2011 count Ratnag is the 23rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Ratnag

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

Ratnag lies about 11 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 27 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 Ratnag
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 11 km
District headquarters Chatra 11 km
Nearest town Chatrā 11 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 27 km

Villages closest to Ratnag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratnag village had a population of 749. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Ratnag village has 375 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratnag has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Ratnag is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratnag covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratnag falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ratnag is Shivpur, about 27 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 <5 km distance for Ratnag.

Ratnag is about 11 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratnag is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 11 km away. Chatra is about 11 km away. Chatrā is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwadih (under 2 km), Sarhachia (under 2 km) and Chandanpur (1.7 km).

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

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