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About Ratia Chak Village

Ratia Chak is a small village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 389, made up of 201 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratia Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratia Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 389
Male Population 201
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratia Chak compares

By the 2011 count Ratia Chak is the 75th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 981.

Getting to Ratia Chak

Ratia Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ratia Chak as Available within 5 - 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 Ratia Chak from other places

Ratia Chak lies about 38 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 19 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 Ratia Chak
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 19 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 25 km
District headquarters Godda 38 km

Villages closest to Ratia Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurgangti 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 Ratia Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratia Chak village had a population of 389. That makes it the 75th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Ratia Chak village has 201 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratia Chak has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ratia Chak is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratia Chak covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratia Chak falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ratia Chak is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ratia Chak.

Ratia Chak is about 38 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratia Chak is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 1.8 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 19 km away. Sāhibganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachradih (under 2 km), Nawadih (under 2 km) and Nawadih Parthumanjhi (under 2 km).

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

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