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About Ratta Village

Ratta is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,097, made up of 571 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratta village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143604
Area (hectares) 292 hectares
Population 1,097
Male Population 571
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ratta compares

By the 2011 count Ratta is the 36th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 292 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Ratta

Ratta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ratta 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 Ratta from other places

Ratta lies about 36 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, about 3.7 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 Ratta
Nearest railway station Rattar Chattar 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 5.2 km
Nearest town Batāla 26 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 36 km

Villages closest to Ratta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Ratta

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratta village had a population of 1,097. That makes it the 36th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Ratta village has 571 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratta has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Ratta is 143604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratta covers 292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratta falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ratta is Rattar Chattar, about 3.7 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 Ratta.

Ratta is about 36 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratta is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 3.7 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 5.2 km away. Batāla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rattar Chhattar (under 2 km), Kotha (1.7 km) and Haveli Kalan (1.8 km).

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

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