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About Ratanga Village

Ratanga is a large village in Jayal tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,747, made up of 1,420 males and 1,327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3228.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratanga village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Jayal
Pincode 341027
Area (hectares) 3228.61 hectares
Population 2,747
Male Population 1,420
Female Population 1,327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratanga compares

By the 2011 count Ratanga is the 27th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 3228.61 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Ratanga

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

Ratanga lies about 28 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Mundwa, about 26 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 Ratanga
Tehsil headquarters Jayal 17 km
Nearest town Kuchera 26 km
Nearest railway station Marwar Mundwa 26 km
District headquarters Nagaur 28 km

Villages closest to Ratanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratanga village had a population of 2,747. That makes it the 27th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Ratanga village has 1,420 males and 1,327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanga has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Ratanga is 341027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanga covers 3228.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ratanga falls under Jayal tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ratanga is Marwar Mundwa, about 26 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 Ratanga.

Ratanga is about 28 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanga is in Jayal tehsil of Nagaur district. Jayal is about 17 km away. Kuchera is about 26 km away. Marwar Mundwa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpura Manjra (3.2 km), Goth (3.4 km) and Piriyara (3.9 km).

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

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