About Rata Village

Rata is a mid sized village in Bichhiya tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 345 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.37 hectares hectares.

Rata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rata village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandla
Tehsil	Bichhiya
Area (hectares)	462.37 hectares
Population	693
Male Population	345
Female Population	348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rata compares

By the 2011 count Rata is the 128th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 744 residents. Its 462.37 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Rata

Rata is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rata 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rata from other places

Rata lies about 141 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 4.1 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 Rata
Nearest railway station	Salaia	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bichhiya	27 km
Nearest town	Sihorā	39 km
District headquarters	Mandla	141 km

Villages closest to Rata

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

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Common questions about Rata

As per the Census of India 2011, Rata village had a population of 693. That makes it the 128th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 744 residents.

Rata village has 345 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rata has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Rata covers 462.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rata falls under Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rata is Salaia, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rata.

Rata is about 141 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rata is in Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district. Salaia is about 4.1 km away. Bichhiya is about 27 km away. Sihorā is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.