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About Ratu Village

Ratu is a large village in Darlawn tehsil, in the district of Aizawl, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,176, made up of 1,129 males and 1,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males.

Ratu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratu village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Aizawl
Tehsil Darlawn
Population 2,176
Male Population 1,129
Female Population 1,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratu compares

By the 2011 count Ratu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 825 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Ratu

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

Ratu lies about 46 km from Aizawl, and the nearest railway station is Hortoki, about 29 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 Ratu
Tehsil headquarters Darlawn 9.6 km
Nearest town Kolasib 28 km
Nearest railway station Hortoki 29 km
District headquarters Aizawl 46 km

Villages closest to Ratu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratu village had a population of 2,176. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 825 residents.

Ratu village has 1,129 males and 1,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratu has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Ratu falls under Darlawn tehsil of Aizawl district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Ratu is Hortoki, about 29 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 village for Ratu.

Ratu is about 46 km from Aizawl in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratu is in Darlawn tehsil of Aizawl district. Darlawn is about 9.6 km away. Kolasib is about 28 km away. Hortoki is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are New Vervek (10 km), Vervek (10 km) and Thingsat (11 km).

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

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