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About Ratabahiar Village

Ratabahiar is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 484 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratabahiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratabahiar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 333.01 hectares
Population 951
Male Population 484
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ratabahiar compares

By the 2011 count Ratabahiar is the 55th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 333.01 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 945.

Getting to Ratabahiar

The census records public bus service for Ratabahiar as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratabahiar from other places

Ratabahiar lies about 7.6 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 4.8 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 Ratabahiar
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 6.2 km
District headquarters Giridih 7.6 km

Villages closest to Ratabahiar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratabahiar village had a population of 951. That makes it the 55th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Ratabahiar village has 484 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratabahiar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Ratabahiar covers 333.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratabahiar falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ratabahiar is Maheshmunda Junction, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ratabahiar.

Ratabahiar is about 7.6 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratabahiar is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 4.8 km away. Gande is about 6.2 km away. Giridih is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asanbani (1.5 km), Telkhari (1.7 km) and Kachhel (1.7 km).

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

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