About Rata Village

Rata is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 72 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rata village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	29.92 hectares
Population	143
Male Population	72
Female Population	71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rata compares

By the 2011 count Rata is the 187th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 29.92 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Rata

Rata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rata 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rata from other places

Rata lies about 13 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 5.2 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 Rata
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	5.2 km
District headquarters	Giridih	13 km

Villages closest to Rata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rata village had a population of 143. That makes it the 187th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Rata village has 72 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rata has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Rata is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rata covers 29.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rata falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rata is Maheshmunda Junction, about 5.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rata.

Rata is about 13 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rata is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 3.4 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 5.2 km away. Giridih is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.