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About Ratherhat Village

Ratherhat is a large village in Maynaguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,786, made up of 1,419 males and 1,367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratherhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratherhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Maynaguri
Pincode 735224
Area (hectares) 379.84 hectares
Population 2,786
Male Population 1,419
Female Population 1,367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratherhat compares

By the 2011 count Ratherhat is the 48th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents. Its 379.84 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Ratherhat

Ratherhat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ratherhat as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Purbba Dehar, Purbba Dobbari, Purbba Harmati and Purbba Salbari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ratherhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratherhat village had a population of 2,786. That makes it the 48th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents.

Ratherhat village has 1,419 males and 1,367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratherhat has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Ratherhat is 735224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratherhat covers 379.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratherhat falls under Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ratherhat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ratherhat.

Ratherhat is in Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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