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About Ratasar Village

Ratasar is a mid sized village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 332 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 965.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratasar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344702
Area (hectares) 965.98 hectares
Population 620
Male Population 332
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratasar compares

By the 2011 count Ratasar is the 274th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 965.98 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Ratasar

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

Ratasar lies about 59 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Ramsar, about 25 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 Ratasar
Tehsil headquarters Chohtan 20 km
Nearest railway station Ramsar 25 km
District headquarters Barmer 59 km
Nearest town Bārmer 59 km

Villages closest to Ratasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratasar village had a population of 620. That makes it the 274th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Ratasar village has 332 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratasar has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Ratasar is 344702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratasar covers 965.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ratasar falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ratasar is Ramsar, about 25 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 Ratasar.

Ratasar is about 59 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratasar is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. Chohtan is about 20 km away. Ramsar is about 25 km away. Barmer is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meghsingh Ki Dhani (6.3 km), Ami Mohammad Shahki Basti (6.4 km) and Nehron Ki Basti (6.4 km).

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

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