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- LGD code
- 224451
- Pincode
- 854317
- Post office
- Barsoighat
- Population
- 1,393
- Households
- 294
- Literacy rate
- 50.8%
- Sex ratio
- 908 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 562
Census 2011 · in context
How Ratni compares
By population, Ratni ranks #12 of 41 villages in Hasanganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.8%
+7.1% vs mandal average
- Ratni
- 50.8%
- Hasanganj mandal
- 43.7%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
908
−20 vs mandal average
- Ratni
- 908
- Hasanganj mandal
- 928
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Ratni
- 4.7
- Hasanganj mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ratni at a glance
Ratni is a village of 1,393 people in 294 households (Census 2011) in Hasanganj block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 12th-largest of 41 villages in Hasanganj block. Literacy is 51%, 7 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 908 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 224451. The village votes in Supaul assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bijendra Prasad Yadav. The population is estimated at 1,642 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Balua →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratni · this village | 1,393 | 51% | — |
| Balua · Hasanganj | 2,377 | 50% | — |
| Pipra · Hasanganj | 1,825 | 38% | — |
| Bharidih · Hasanganj | 1,331 | 38% | — |
| Padampur · Hasanganj | 1,275 | 48% | — |
| Ratni Chhotki · Hasanganj | 691 | 46% | — |
| Bairgachhi · Hasanganj | 582 | 59% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ratni
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BALUA
- Total area (ha)
- 251
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 48
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ratni
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ratni
- LGD code
- 224451
- Pincode
- 854317
- Post office
- Barsoighat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,393
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,642
- Households
- 294
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 908
- Literacy rate
- 50.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Supaul
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Supaul
- Member of Parliament
- Dileshwar Kamait
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bijendra Prasad Yadav
- Block / Mandal
- Hasanganj
- Nearest railway station
- Ghogardiha (13.0 km)
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View all 40+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)