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About Ratau Village

Ratau is one of the larger villages in Ladnu tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,194, made up of 3,661 males and 3,533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4423 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratau village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Ladnu
Pincode 341317
Area (hectares) 4423 hectares
Population 7,194
Male Population 3,661
Female Population 3,533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratau compares

By the 2011 count Ratau is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,893 residents. Its 4423 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Ratau

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

Ratau lies about 64 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Khunkhuna, 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 Ratau
Nearest railway station Khunkhuna 21 km
Nearest town Dīdwāna 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Ladnu 28 km
District headquarters Nagaur 64 km

Villages closest to Ratau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratau village had a population of 7,194. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,893 residents.

Ratau village has 3,661 males and 3,533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratau has about 965 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Ratau is 341317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratau covers 4423 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ratau falls under Ladnu tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ratau is Khunkhuna, 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 Ratau.

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

Ratau is in Ladnu tehsil of Nagaur district. Khunkhuna is about 21 km away. Dīdwāna is about 23 km away. Ladnu is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhurila (3.8 km), Seenwa (4.1 km) and Tipani (4.4 km).

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

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