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About Ratwas Village

Ratwas is a mid sized village in Khaniyadhana tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 367 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679.9 hectares hectares.

Ratwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratwas village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Khaniyadhana
Area (hectares) 679.9 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 367
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratwas compares

By the 2011 count Ratwas is the 95th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 679.9 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Ratwas

Ratwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ratwas 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. The nearest villages by name are Pothyai, Pura, Rajapura and Rajawan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ratwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratwas village had a population of 702. That makes it the 95th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Ratwas village has 367 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratwas has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Ratwas covers 679.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ratwas falls under Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Ratwas notes the nearest railway station 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 Ratwas.

Ratwas is in Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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