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About Rathur Village

Rathur is a mid sized village in Jansath tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,464, made up of 782 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 251314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rathur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Muzaffarnagar
Tehsil Jansath
Pincode 251314
Area (hectares) 358.36 hectares
Population 1,464
Male Population 782
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rathur compares

By the 2011 count Rathur is the 87th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,298 residents. Its 358.36 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Rathur

Rathur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rathur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rathur from other places

Rathur lies about 17 km from Muzaffarnagar, and the nearest railway station is Mansurpur, about 9.2 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 Rathur
Tehsil headquarters Jansath 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Mansurpur 9.2 km
Nearest town Khatauli 11 km
District headquarters Muzaffarnagar 17 km

Villages closest to Rathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rathur village had a population of 1,464. That makes it the 87th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,298 residents.

Rathur village has 782 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rathur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Rathur is 251314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rathur covers 358.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rathur falls under Jansath tehsil of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rathur is Mansurpur, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rathur.

Rathur is about 17 km from Muzaffarnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rathur is in Jansath tehsil of Muzaffarnagar district. Jansath is about 4.5 km away. Mansurpur is about 9.2 km away. Khatauli is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitaura (under 2 km), Husainpur (1.6 km) and Kawal (2.3 km).

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

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