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About Ratani Village

Ratani is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 45 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,467 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246455
Area (hectares) 37.81 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 45
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,467
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratani compares

By the 2011 count Ratani is the 208th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 37.81 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Ratani

Ratani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ratani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratani from other places

Ratani lies about 29 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 87 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 Ratani
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 18 km
District headquarters Chamoli 29 km
Nearest town Pauri 56 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 87 km

Villages closest to Ratani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratani village had a population of 111. That makes it the 208th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Ratani village has 45 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratani has about 1467 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Ratani is 246455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratani covers 37.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratani falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ratani is Ramnagar, about 87 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ratani.

Ratani is about 29 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratani is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 18 km away. Chamoli is about 29 km away. Pauri is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedula (under 2 km), Chirong Laga Bedula (under 2 km) and Mauna (under 2 km).

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

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