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About Ratamgara Village

Ratamgara is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 487 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratamgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratamgara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 822120
Area (hectares) 485.41 hectares
Population 949
Male Population 487
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratamgara compares

By the 2011 count Ratamgara is the 31st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents. Its 485.41 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Ratamgara

Ratamgara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ratamgara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ratamgara from other places

Ratamgara lies about 34 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadganj, 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 Ratamgara
Tehsil headquarters Kandi 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Muhammadganj 13 km
Nearest town Husainābād 26 km
District headquarters Garhwa 34 km

Villages closest to Ratamgara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratamgara village had a population of 949. That makes it the 31st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents.

Ratamgara village has 487 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratamgara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Ratamgara is 822120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratamgara covers 485.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ratamgara falls under Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ratamgara is Muhammadganj, 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 10+ km distance for Ratamgara.

Ratamgara is about 34 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratamgara is in Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district. Kandi is about 2.2 km away. Muhammadganj is about 13 km away. Husainābād is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baherwa (under 2 km), Nainabar (1.8 km) and Dhabria (2.5 km).

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

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