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About Ratna Village

Ratna is a mid sized village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,793, made up of 960 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 144.72 hectares
Population 1,793
Male Population 960
Female Population 833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ratna compares

By the 2011 count Ratna is the 41st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 144.72 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ratna

The census records public bus service for Ratna 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratna from other places

Ratna lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hotar, about 1.7 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 Ratna
Nearest railway station Hotar 1.7 km
Nearest town Baruipur 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Ratna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat II 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 Ratna

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratna village had a population of 1,793. That makes it the 41st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Ratna village has 960 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratna has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ratna is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratna covers 144.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratna falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ratna is Hotar, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ratna.

Ratna is about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratna is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hotar is about 1.7 km away. Baruipur is about 7.4 km away. Magrahat II is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Heria (under 2 km), Panchpara (under 2 km) and Manirampur (under 2 km).

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

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