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About Rathra Village

Rathra is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 100 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.24 hectares hectares.

Rathra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rathra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 68.24 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 100
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rathra compares

By the 2011 count Rathra is the 587th 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 68.24 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Rathra

Rathra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rathra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Rathra from other places

Rathra 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 Rathra
Nearest railway station Churk 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 18 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 18 km

Villages closest to Rathra

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 Rathra

As per the Census of India 2011, Rathra village had a population of 188. That makes it the 587th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Rathra village has 100 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rathra has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Rathra covers 68.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rathra 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 10+ km distance for Rathra.

Rathra 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.

Rathra 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 Ratahara (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 Rathra today is likely to be higher.

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