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About Ratwad Village

Ratwad is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 13 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratwad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246275
Area (hectares) 6.3 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 13
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,769
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratwad compares

By the 2011 count Ratwad is the 359th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 6.3 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Ratwad

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

Ratwad lies about 24 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 33 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 Ratwad
District headquarters Garhwal 24 km
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 31 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 33 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 33 km

Villages closest to Ratwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratwad village had a population of 36. That makes it the 359th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Ratwad village has 13 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratwad has about 1769 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Ratwad is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratwad covers 6.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratwad falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ratwad is Kotdwara, about 33 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 Ratwad.

Ratwad is about 24 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratwad is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 24 km away. THALISAIN is about 31 km away. Kotdwara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajakajhala (6.0 km), Jhalo (6.0 km) and Badol Gaon (6.6 km).

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

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