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About Rataniya Village

Rataniya is a mid sized village in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 514 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rataniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rataniya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Karma Tanr Vidyasagar
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 245.59 hectares
Population 990
Male Population 514
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rataniya compares

By the 2011 count Rataniya is the 36th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 245.59 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, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Rataniya

Rataniya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rataniya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rataniya from other places

Rataniya lies about 8.5 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Kaseetar Halt, about 4.4 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 Rataniya
Nearest railway station Kaseetar Halt 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 8.5 km
District headquarters Jamtara 8.5 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 8.5 km

Villages closest to Rataniya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 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 Rataniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Rataniya village had a population of 990. That makes it the 36th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Rataniya village has 514 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rataniya has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Rataniya is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rataniya covers 245.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rataniya falls under Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rataniya is Kaseetar Halt, about 4.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rataniya.

Rataniya is about 8.5 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rataniya is in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district. Kaseetar Halt is about 4.4 km away. Karma Tanr Vidyasagar is about 8.5 km away. Jamtara is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hariharpur (under 2 km), Bariyarpur (1.5 km) and Murgabani (1.6 km).

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

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