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About Ras Village

Ras is one of the larger villages in Jaitaran tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,511, made up of 4,973 males and 4,538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3301 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ras village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Jaitaran
Pincode 306101
Area (hectares) 3301 hectares
Population 9,511
Male Population 4,973
Female Population 4,538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ras compares

By the 2011 count Ras is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,890 residents. Its 3301 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Ras

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

Ras lies about 105 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Ras, about 1.7 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 Ras
Nearest railway station Ras 1.7 km
Nearest town Beāwar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaitaran 28 km
District headquarters Pali 105 km

Villages closest to Ras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ras village had a population of 9,511. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,890 residents.

Ras village has 4,973 males and 4,538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ras has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Ras is 306101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ras covers 3301 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ras falls under Jaitaran tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ras is Ras, about 1.7 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 Ras.

Ras is about 105 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ras is in Jaitaran tehsil of Pali district. Ras is about 1.7 km away. Beāwar is about 26 km away. Jaitaran 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 Roop Nagar (3.0 km), Deoriya Raiputan (5.1 km) and Dayalpura (5.1 km).

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

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