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About Ratakhandi Village

Ratakhandi is a mid sized village in Biramitrapur tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,907, made up of 985 males and 922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1080 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratakhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratakhandi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Biramitrapur
Pincode 770039
Area (hectares) 1080 hectares
Population 1,907
Male Population 985
Female Population 922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ratakhandi compares

By the 2011 count Ratakhandi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 892 residents. Its 1080 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Ratakhandi

Ratakhandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ratakhandi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratakhandi from other places

Ratakhandi lies about 29 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Kechobahal, about 1.7 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 Ratakhandi
Nearest railway station Kechobahal 1.7 km
Nearest town Belpahar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Biramitrapur 29 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 29 km

Villages closest to Ratakhandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratakhandi village had a population of 1,907. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 892 residents.

Ratakhandi village has 985 males and 922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratakhandi has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Ratakhandi is 770039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratakhandi covers 1080 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.

Ratakhandi falls under Biramitrapur tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ratakhandi is Kechobahal, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ratakhandi.

Ratakhandi is about 29 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratakhandi is in Biramitrapur tehsil of Sundargarh district. Kechobahal is about 1.7 km away. Belpahar is about 10 km away. Biramitrapur 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 Usra (2.1 km), Harpali (8.1 km) and San Kalosihiria (8.8 km).

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

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