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About Ratahara Village

Ratahara is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 407, made up of 205 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.62 hectares hectares.

Ratahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratahara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 114.62 hectares
Population 407
Male Population 205
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratahara compares

By the 2011 count Ratahara is the 451st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 114.62 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Ratahara

Ratahara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ratahara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ratahara from other places

Ratahara lies about 18 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 16 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 Ratahara
Nearest railway station Churk 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 18 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 18 km

Villages closest to Ratahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratahara village had a population of 407. That makes it the 451st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Ratahara village has 205 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratahara has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Ratahara covers 114.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratahara falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ratahara is Churk, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ratahara.

Ratahara is about 18 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratahara is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 16 km away. Robertsganj is about 18 km away. Sonbhadra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rathra (under 2 km), Nagaon (under 2 km) and Kura Kalan (2.1 km).

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

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