# Ratgal Village, Ranikhet, Almora (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Ranikhet, Almora 

# Ratgal

Ratgal is a village in Ranikhet sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **230 people in 56 households**, the 118th largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 230people (2011)
- 56households
- 86.3%literacy
- 1,300females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ratgal

Of every 100 households in Ratgal in 2011, 74 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ratgal · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**68%

Use banking services ****83%**

**80%

Television ****41%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**89%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ratgal?

■ Ratgal · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1300**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**901

Working population ****78.7%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.8% for men and 77.4% for women. 77% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 83 (46%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ranikhet

- Jana237 people
- Malli Saloni237 people
- Peepal Khand235 people
- Mehal Khand234 people
- Gudholi229 people
- Jamar226 people
- Mahar Khola226 people
- Sarka220 people

[All 307 villages in Ranikhet](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/ranikhet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ratgal?230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ratgal in?Almora district (Ranikhet sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ratgal?86.3% (Census 2011)