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About Ratua Village

Ratua is one of the larger villages in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,498, made up of 2,850 males and 2,648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Ratua I
Pincode 732205
Area (hectares) 99.76 hectares
Population 5,498
Male Population 2,850
Female Population 2,648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratua compares

By the 2011 count Ratua is the 11th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 99.76 hectares work out to about 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Ratua

Ratua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ratua as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ratua from other places

Ratua lies about 22 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 11 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 Ratua
Nearest railway station Malahar 11 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratua I 22 km
District headquarters Maldah 22 km

Villages closest to Ratua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratua village had a population of 5,498. That makes it the 11th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Ratua village has 2,850 males and 2,648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratua has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Ratua is 732205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratua covers 99.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ratua falls under Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ratua is Malahar, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ratua.

Ratua is about 22 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratua is in Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 11 km away. Rājmahal is about 20 km away. Ratua I is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Ratua (under 2 km), Bahirkap (5.6 km) and Dakshin Durgapur (5.8 km).

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

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