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About Ratarwan Village

Ratarwan is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 354 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratarwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratarwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145026
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 354
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratarwan compares

By the 2011 count Ratarwan is the 174th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Ratarwan

Ratarwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ratarwan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratarwan from other places

Ratarwan lies about 29 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 16 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 Ratarwan
Nearest town Kathua 14 km
Nearest railway station Jakolari 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 23 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Ratarwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratarwan village had a population of 704. That makes it the 174th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Ratarwan village has 354 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratarwan has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Ratarwan is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratarwan covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratarwan falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ratarwan is Jakolari, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Ratarwan is about 29 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratarwan is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kathua is about 14 km away. Jakolari is about 16 km away. Pathankot is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ram Kalwan (under 2 km), Muthi (under 2 km) and Mastpur (1.7 km).

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

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