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About Ratlai Village

Ratlai is one of the larger villages in Jhalrapatan tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,743, made up of 3,954 males and 3,789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 909.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratlai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratlai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Jhalrapatan
Pincode 326023
Area (hectares) 909.39 hectares
Population 7,743
Male Population 3,954
Female Population 3,789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratlai compares

By the 2011 count Ratlai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 909.39 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Ratlai

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

Ratlai lies about 29 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 21 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 Ratlai
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhalrapatan 23 km
Nearest town Jhālrapātan 23 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 29 km

Villages closest to Ratlai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratlai village had a population of 7,743. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Ratlai village has 3,954 males and 3,789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratlai has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Ratlai is 326023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratlai covers 909.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratlai falls under Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ratlai is Jhalarapatan, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ratlai.

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

Ratlai is in Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalarapatan is about 21 km away. Jhalrapatan is about 23 km away. Jhālrapātan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanwalpura (1.5 km), Ramniwas (1.7 km) and Melki (2.1 km).

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

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