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About Ratnapur Village

Ratnapur is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 258 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.46 hectares hectares.

Ratnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratnapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 280.46 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 258
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratnapur compares

By the 2011 count Ratnapur is the 117th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 280.46 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 932.

Getting to Ratnapur

Ratnapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ratnapur as Available within <5 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 Ratnapur from other places

Ratnapur lies about 67 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 47 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 Ratnapur
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 10 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 47 km
District headquarters Buldana 67 km

Villages closest to Ratnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratnapur village had a population of 510. That makes it the 117th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Ratnapur village has 258 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratnapur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Ratnapur covers 280.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ratnapur falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ratnapur is Jaulka, about 47 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ratnapur.

Ratnapur is about 67 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratnapur is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 10 km away. Jaulka is about 47 km away. Buldana is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiwara Sable (2.2 km), Jawala (2.7 km) and Akola (3.4 km).

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

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