About Raturwa Village

Raturwa is a small village in Pathalgora tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 206 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raturwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raturwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Pathalgora
Pincode	825408
Area (hectares)	344 hectares
Population	418
Male Population	206
Female Population	212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raturwa compares

By the 2011 count Raturwa is the 19th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Raturwa

Raturwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raturwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raturwa from other places

Raturwa lies about 35 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 3.4 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 Raturwa
Nearest railway station	Katkamsandi	3.4 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathalgora	35 km
District headquarters	Chatra	35 km

Villages closest to Raturwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raturwa village had a population of 418. That makes it the 19th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents.

Raturwa village has 206 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raturwa has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Raturwa is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raturwa covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raturwa falls under Pathalgora tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raturwa is Katkamsandi, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raturwa.

Raturwa is about 35 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raturwa is in Pathalgora tehsil of Chatra district. Katkamsandi is about 3.4 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 21 km away. Pathalgora is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.