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Ratatalai

Handiya mandal
Pincode 461331
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Lila Bai Vishkarma
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LGD code
486841
Pincode
461331
Post office
Harda
Population
2,306
Households
445
Literacy rate
55.4%
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,116
Distance to district centre
23 km
Distance to mandal centre
7 km
Distance to Bhopal
105 km
Distance to Mumbai
562 km
Nearest railway station
Palasner · 18 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govt Hospital, Nemawar · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ratatalai compares

By population, Ratatalai ranks #4 of 110 villages in Handiya mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.4%
+1.6% vs mandal average
Ratatalai
55.4%
Handiya mandal
53.8%
Harda district
61.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
926
+10 vs mandal average
Ratatalai
926
Handiya mandal
916
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
Ratatalai
5.2
Handiya mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Ratatalai at a glance

Ratatalai is a village of 2,306 people in 445 households (Census 2011) in Handiya tehsil, Harda district, Madhya Pradesh, the 4th-largest of 110 villages in Handiya tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 926 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Harda district centre, 18 km from Palasner railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 461331, served by Harda post office; the LGD village code is 486841. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt Hospital, Nemawar, 9 km away. The sarpanch is Lila Bai Vishkarma, and the village votes in Khategaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Aashish Govind Sharma. The population is estimated at 2,719 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Ratatalai · this village2,30655%
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Segone · Handiya1,57946%4.9 km NW
Sagoda · Handiya26344%4.9 km NW
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ratatalai

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
HARDA
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
1,749.56
Irrigated area (ha)
429.24
Forest area (ha)
924.42

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Ratatalai

LGD code
486841
Pincode
461331
Post office
Harda
Population (Census 2011)
2,306
Population (projected 2026)
2,719
Households
445
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
926
Literacy rate
55.4%
Coordinates
22.42584°N, 76.92955°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Vidisha
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Khategaon
Member of Parliament
Shivraj Singh Chauhan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Aashish Govind Sharma
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Lila Bai Vishkarma
Block / Mandal
Handiya
Getting there

How to reach Ratatalai

Mandal centre
Handiya · ≈ 7.2 km
≈ 15 min by car · 18 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Harda · ≈ 23 km
≈ 46 min by car · 55 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal105 kmcapital
  • Mumbai562 km
  • Hyderabad584 km
  • Delhi689 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPalasner18 km
  • Bus stopSAI MANDIR BUS STOP18 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovt Hospital, Nemawar9 km
  • ATM / bankHarda23 km
  • CollegeRai Sahab Bhanwar Singh College47 km
  • Police stationPolice Thana Seoni Malwa57 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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