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About Ratkuriya Village

Ratkuriya is one of the larger villages in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,025, made up of 2,556 males and 2,469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4402 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratkuriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratkuriya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342606
Area (hectares) 4402 hectares
Population 5,025
Male Population 2,556
Female Population 2,469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ratkuriya compares

By the 2011 count Ratkuriya is the 11th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 4402 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ratkuriya

Ratkuriya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ratkuriya 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratkuriya from other places

Ratkuriya lies about 64 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Umed, about 4.2 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 Ratkuriya
Nearest railway station Umed 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 13 km
Nearest town Pīpār 18 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 64 km

Villages closest to Ratkuriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratkuriya village had a population of 5,025. That makes it the 11th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Ratkuriya village has 2,556 males and 2,469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratkuriya has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ratkuriya is 342606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratkuriya covers 4402 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ratkuriya falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ratkuriya is Umed, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ratkuriya.

Ratkuriya is about 64 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratkuriya is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Umed is about 4.2 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 13 km away. Pīpār is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sargiya Khurd (2.6 km), Sargiya Kalan (3.3 km) and Kagal (5.7 km).

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

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