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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 506627
- Pincode
- 370165
- Post office
- Rahpar
- Population
- 989
- Households
- 203
- Literacy rate
- 46.4%
- Sex ratio
- 909 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 317
- Distance to district centre
- 91 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 87 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 209 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 429 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bileshwar · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Christ Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ratanpar compares
By population, Ratanpar ranks #42 of 70 villages in Bhachau mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.4%
−0.7% vs mandal average
- Ratanpar
- 46.4%
- Bhachau mandal
- 47.1%
- Kachchh district
- 59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
−13 vs mandal average
- Ratanpar
- 909
- Bhachau mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Ratanpar
- 4.9
- Bhachau mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ratanpar at a glance
Ratanpar is a village of 989 people in 203 households (Census 2011) in Bhachau taluka, Kachchh district, Gujarat, the 42nd-largest of 70 villages in Bhachau taluka. Literacy is 46%, about the same as the taluka average of 47% and the sex ratio is 909 women per 1,000 men. It lies 91 km from the Kachchh district centre, 10 km from Navagam, the nearest town, 4 km from Bileshwar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 370165, served by Rahpar post office; the LGD village code is 506627. The nearest hospital or health centre is Christ Hospital, 8 km away. The population is estimated at 1,166 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ratanpar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAPAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 76
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 221
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 141
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GADHADA
- Total area (ha)
- 5,384.44
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 401
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Ratanpar
- LGD code
- 506627
- Pincode
- 370165
- Post office
- Rahpar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 989
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,166
- Households
- 203
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 909
- Literacy rate
- 46.4%
- Coordinates
- 22.40488°N, 70.79887°E
- Block / Mandal
- Bhachau
Getting there
How to reach Ratanpar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar209 kmcapital
- Mumbai429 km
- Delhi943 km
- Hyderabad978 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBileshwar4 km
- Bus stopBedi Chowkdi (Asspass) (Rajkot)7 km
- Hospital / PHCChrist Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankHDFC bank5 km
- Petrol pumpindian oil10 km
- CollegeSanjaybhi Rajguru college of enjineering5 km
- Police stationPolice Head Quarters11 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Ratanpar
3 Temples, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Ratanpar
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Sanjaybhi Rajguru college of enjineeringCollege4.8 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)