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About Ratwi Village

Ratwi is a small village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 98 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Ratwi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratwi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 98
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 786
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ratwi compares

By the 2011 count Ratwi is the 142nd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Ratwi

Ratwi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ratwi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ratwi from other places

Ratwi lies about 29 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Choral, about 4.0 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 Ratwi
Nearest railway station Choral 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 18 km
District headquarters Indore 29 km

Villages closest to Ratwi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratwi village had a population of 175. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Ratwi village has 98 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratwi has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Ratwi covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratwi falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ratwi is Choral, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ratwi.

Ratwi is about 29 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratwi is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Choral is about 4.0 km away. Mhow is about 18 km away. Indore is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Utediya (under 2 km), Lodhiya (2.9 km) and Bhanbardi (3.4 km).

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

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