By population, Ratna ranks #158 of 390 villages in Sarath mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ratna is a village of 396 people in 61 households (Census 2011) in Sarath block, Deoghar district, Jharkhand, the 158th-largest of 390 villages in Sarath block. Literacy is 53%, 2 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 913 women per 1,000 men. It lies 196 km from the Deoghar district centre, 26 km from Gaurhati, the nearest town, 23 km from Salboni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814149, served by Sarath post office; the LGD village code is 355133. The nearest hospital or health centre is Keshpur Rural Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is Gayatri Devi, and the village votes in Dumka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basant Soren. The population is estimated at 212 in 2026, down 46% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratna · this village | 396 | 53% | — |
| Kedma · Keshpur | 0 | — | 0.5 km E |
| Amurya · Keshpur | 511 | 73% | 0.5 km W |
| Turuk Gerya · Keshpur | 181 | 69% | 0.7 km N |
| Amligerya · Keshpur | 107 | 71% | 1.1 km NW |
| Langal Dihi · Keshpur | 900 | 65% | 1.2 km NW |
| Geri Kala · Keshpur | 154 | 78% | 1.3 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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