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About Ratanwa Village

Ratanwa is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,102, made up of 620 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 777 females per 1000 males. The village covers 638.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratanwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratanwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 271207
Area (hectares) 638.92 hectares
Population 1,102
Male Population 620
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 777
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratanwa compares

By the 2011 count Ratanwa is the 185th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents. Its 638.92 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Ratanwa

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

Ratanwa lies about 34 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Gonda Junction, about 3.8 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 Ratanwa
Nearest railway station Gonda Junction 3.8 km
Nearest town Gondā City 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 34 km

Villages closest to Ratanwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratanwa village had a population of 1,102. That makes it the 185th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents.

Ratanwa village has 620 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratanwa has about 777 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Ratanwa is 271207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratanwa covers 638.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ratanwa falls under Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ratanwa is Gonda Junction, about 3.8 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 Ratanwa.

Ratanwa is about 34 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratanwa is in Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district. Gonda Junction is about 3.8 km away. Gondā City is about 6.9 km away. Balrampur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajar Dih (10 km), Sekhuiya (10 km) and Madrahwa (15 km).

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

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