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About Ral Village

Ral is a mid sized village in Tandwa tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 273 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825383, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ral village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Tandwa
Pincode 825383
Area (hectares) 131.31 hectares
Population 530
Male Population 273
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Ral compares

By the 2011 count Ral is the 65th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 131.31 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Ral

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

Ral lies about 45 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, 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 Ral
Tehsil headquarters Tandwa 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 13 km
Nearest town Churi 23 km
District headquarters Chatra 45 km

Villages closest to Ral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ral village had a population of 530. That makes it the 65th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Ral village has 273 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ral has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Ral is 825383. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ral covers 131.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ral falls under Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ral is Shivpur, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ral.

Ral is about 45 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ral is in Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district. Tandwa is about 5.2 km away. Shivpur is about 13 km away. Churi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bukru (4.7 km), Naiparam (4.7 km) and Tandwa (5.2 km).

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

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