About Rattowal Village

Rattowal is a mid sized village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 280 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rattowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rattowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Gurdaspur
Pincode	143521
Area (hectares)	196 hectares
Population	521
Male Population	280
Female Population	241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rattowal compares

By the 2011 count Rattowal is the 397th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Rattowal

Rattowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rattowal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rattowal from other places

Rattowal lies about 7.2 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jhawar, 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 Rattowal
Nearest railway station	Jhawar	3.0 km
Nearest town	Dhāriwāl	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gurdaspur	7.2 km

Villages closest to Rattowal

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

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Common questions about Rattowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rattowal village had a population of 521. That makes it the 397th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Rattowal village has 280 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rattowal has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Rattowal is 143521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rattowal covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rattowal falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rattowal is Jhawar, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rattowal.

Rattowal is about 7.2 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rattowal is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jhawar is about 3.0 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 6.2 km away. Gurdaspur is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.