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About Rattangarh Village

Rattangarh is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,393, made up of 729 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rattangarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rattangarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143412
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 1,393
Male Population 729
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rattangarh compares

By the 2011 count Rattangarh is the 78th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Rattangarh

Rattangarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rattangarh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rattangarh from other places

Rattangarh lies about 30 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Butari, about 3.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rattangarh
Nearest railway station Butari 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 9.4 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 14 km
District headquarters Amritsar 30 km

Villages closest to Rattangarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rattangarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Rattangarh village had a population of 1,393. That makes it the 78th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Rattangarh village has 729 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rattangarh has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Rattangarh is 143412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rattangarh covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rattangarh falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rattangarh is Butari, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rattangarh.

Rattangarh is about 30 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rattangarh is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Butari is about 3.0 km away. Baba Bakala is about 9.4 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thothian (2.2 km), Khilchian (2.2 km) and Bhorchhi Brahmnan (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rattangarh today is likely to be higher.

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