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About Ratha Village

Ratha is a mid sized village in Porsa tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 541 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares.

Ratha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Porsa
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 1,010
Male Population 541
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratha compares

By the 2011 count Ratha is the 53rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,697 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Ratha

Ratha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ratha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ratha from other places

Ratha lies about 49 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Bhadrauli, about 17 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 Ratha
Tehsil headquarters Porsa 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Bhadrauli 17 km
District headquarters Morena 49 km

Villages closest to Ratha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratha village had a population of 1,010. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,697 residents.

Ratha village has 541 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratha has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 855.

Ratha covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratha falls under Porsa tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ratha is Bhadrauli, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ratha.

Ratha is about 49 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratha is in Porsa tehsil of Morena district. Porsa is about 9.9 km away. Bhadrauli is about 17 km away. Morena is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kherli Porsa (under 2 km), Khadiya Porsa (1.8 km) and Karsanda (2.1 km).

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

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