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About Ratoul Bet Village

Ratoul Bet is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,213, made up of 631 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratoul Bet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratoul Bet village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142047
Area (hectares) 381 hectares
Population 1,213
Male Population 631
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ratoul Bet compares

By the 2011 count Ratoul Bet is the 54th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 381 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Ratoul Bet

Ratoul Bet is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ratoul Bet as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratoul Bet from other places

Ratoul Bet lies about 39 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Maheshari Sandhuan, about 12 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 Ratoul Bet
Tehsil headquarters Zira 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Maheshari Sandhuan 12 km
District headquarters Firozpur 39 km

Villages closest to Ratoul Bet

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zira 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 Ratoul Bet

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratoul Bet village had a population of 1,213. That makes it the 54th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Ratoul Bet village has 631 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratoul Bet has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Ratoul Bet is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratoul Bet covers 381 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratoul Bet falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ratoul Bet is Maheshari Sandhuan, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ratoul Bet.

Ratoul Bet is about 39 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratoul Bet is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 3.1 km away. Maheshari Sandhuan is about 12 km away. Firozpur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukhewala (under 2 km), Mansurpur Deva (under 2 km) and Talwandi Mange Khan (2.6 km).

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

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