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About Ratodan Village

Ratodan is a large village in Badoda tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,574, made up of 1,828 males and 1,746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3814 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratodan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratodan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Badoda
Pincode 476339
Area (hectares) 3814 hectares
Population 3,574
Male Population 1,828
Female Population 1,746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratodan compares

By the 2011 count Ratodan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 3814 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Ratodan

Ratodan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ratodan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ratodan from other places

Ratodan lies about 26 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 26 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 Ratodan
Tehsil headquarters Badoda 8.6 km
Nearest town Māngrol 22 km
District headquarters Sheopur 26 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 26 km

Villages closest to Ratodan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratodan village had a population of 3,574. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Ratodan village has 1,828 males and 1,746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratodan has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Ratodan is 476339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratodan covers 3814 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ratodan falls under Badoda tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ratodan is Sheopur Kalan, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ratodan.

Ratodan is about 26 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratodan is in Badoda tehsil of Sheopur district. Badoda is about 8.6 km away. Māngrol is about 22 km away. Sheopur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharajpura (2.0 km), Sahpura (2.0 km) and Sirsod (2.6 km).

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

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