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About Retana Village

Retana is a small village in Taranagar tehsil, in the district of Churu, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 2 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1485.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 331304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Retana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Retana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Churu
Tehsil Taranagar
Pincode 331304
Area (hectares) 1485.62 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 2
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Retana compares

By the 2011 count Retana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 1485.62 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Retana

The census records public bus service for Retana as Available within <5 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 Retana from other places

Retana lies about 31 km from Churu, and the nearest railway station is Sardarshahr, about 32 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 Retana
Tehsil headquarters Taranagar 28 km
Nearest town Tārānagar 28 km
District headquarters Churu 31 km
Nearest railway station Sardarshahr 32 km

Villages closest to Retana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Retana village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Retana village has 2 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Retana has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Retana is 331304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Retana covers 1485.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Retana falls under Taranagar tehsil of Churu district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Retana is Sardarshahr, about 32 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Retana.

Retana is about 31 km from Churu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Retana is in Taranagar tehsil of Churu district. Taranagar is about 28 km away. Tārānagar is about 28 km away. Churu is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaleri (under 2 km), Togawas (4.3 km) and Lakhanwas (4.8 km).

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

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