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About Rathian Village

Rathian is a mid sized village in Patiala tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,502, made up of 803 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rathian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rathian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Patiala
Pincode 147105
Area (hectares) 348 hectares
Population 1,502
Male Population 803
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rathian compares

By the 2011 count Rathian is the 83rd largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Rathian

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

How far is Rathian from other places

Rathian lies about 14 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Daun Kalan, about 10 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 Rathian
Nearest town Sanaur 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Daun Kalan 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Patiala 14 km

Villages closest to Rathian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rathian village had a population of 1,502. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Rathian village has 803 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rathian has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Rathian is 147105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rathian covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rathian falls under Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rathian is Daun Kalan, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Rathian is about 14 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rathian is in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district. Sanaur is about 7.1 km away. Daun Kalan is about 10 km away. Patiala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bolari (2.0 km), Rasulpur Jaura (2.8 km) and Mehargarh Batti (2.9 km).

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

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