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About Ratai Village

Ratai is a small village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 90 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 90
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
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 Ratai compares

By the 2011 count Ratai is the 93rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Ratai

Ratai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ratai 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 Ratai from other places

Ratai lies about 23 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 14 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 Ratai
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 14 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 23 km
Nearest town Būndu 30 km

Villages closest to Ratai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratai village had a population of 193. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Ratai village has 90 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratai has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Ratai is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratai covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratai falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ratai is Bakarkudi, about 14 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 Ratai.

Ratai is about 23 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratai is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 8.9 km away. Bakarkudi is about 14 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baruna (under 2 km), Tikar (1.6 km) and Pamea (1.6 km).

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

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