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Ratu Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ranchi, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Ratu is a Census Town city situated in Ratu block of Ranchi district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,434 families residing in the Ratu city. The total population of Ratu is 22,379 out of which 11,521 are males and 10,858 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ratu is 942.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ratu city is 2863 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1512 male children and 1351 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ratu is 894 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (942).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ratu is 81.9%. Thus Ratu has higher literacy rate compared to 76.1% of Ranchi district. The male literacy rate is 88.52% and the female literacy rate is 74.89% in Ratu.

Ratu Census Town has total administration over 4,434 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ratu Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ratu Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 2,863 1,512 1,351
Literacy 81.9% 76.9% 65.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,857 944 913
Scheduled Tribe 5,762 2,856 2,906
Illiterate 6,399 2,661 3,738

Caste-wise Population - Ratu

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 25.7% of total population in Ratu.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,857 944 913
Schedule Tribe 5,762 2,856 2,906

Religion-wise Population - Ratu

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ratu is 15,728 which is 70.28% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ratu is 1,405 which is 6.28% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ratu as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,728 (70.28%) 8,213 7,515
Muslim 1,405 (6.28%) 726 679
Christian 245 (1.09%) 106 139
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 4,953 (22.13%) 2,447 2,506
No Religion Specified 44 (0.2%) 26 18

Literacy Rate - Ratu

The total literacy rate of Ratu was 81.88% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 15,980 literates, males were 8,860 while females were 7,120. Also the male literacy rate was 88.52% and the female literacy rate was 74.89% in Ratu.

  Ratu Jharkhand
Female 74.89% 55.42%
Male 88.52% 76.84%
Total 81.88% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Ratu

The Sex Ratio of Ratu is 942. Thus per every 1000 men there were 942 females in Ratu. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 894 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Ratu.

Child Population - Ratu

According to Census 2011, there were 2,863 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ratu. Out of which 1,512 were male while 1,351 were female.

Working Population - Ratu

In Ratu Census Town out of total population, 6,742 were engaged in work activities. 85.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,742 workers engaged in Main Work, 806 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 220 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,768 4,601 1,167
Cultivators 806 568 238
Agriculture Labourer 220 158 62
Household Industries 148 114 34
Other Workers 4,594 3,761 833
Marginal Workers 974 572 402
Non Working 15,637 6,348 9,289

Ratu Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ratu is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 22,379 71.4% 942

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