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About Rata Kalan Village

Rata Kalan is a mid sized village in Kishangarh Bas tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 296 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rata Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rata Kalan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kishangarh Bas
Pincode 301001
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 296
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rata Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Rata Kalan is the 83rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Rata Kalan

Rata Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rata Kalan 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rata Kalan from other places

Rata Kalan lies about 15 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Parisal, about 2.7 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 Rata Kalan
Nearest railway station Parisal 2.7 km
Nearest town Khairtal 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kishangarh Bas 15 km
District headquarters Alwar 15 km

Villages closest to Rata Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kishangarh Bas 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 Rata Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rata Kalan village had a population of 578. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Rata Kalan village has 296 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rata Kalan has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Rata Kalan is 301001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rata Kalan covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rata Kalan falls under Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Rata Kalan is Parisal, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance for Rata Kalan.

Rata Kalan is about 15 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rata Kalan is in Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar district. Parisal is about 2.7 km away. Khairtal is about 12 km away. Kishangarh Bas is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basai Balan (under 2 km), Rata Khurd (1.7 km) and Bajhot (5.0 km).

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

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