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About Rattanpur Village

Rattanpur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 318 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rattanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rattanpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144523
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 588
Male Population 318
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rattanpur compares

By the 2011 count Rattanpur is the 196th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 961.

Getting to Rattanpur

Rattanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rattanpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Ramgarh, Rampur, Rampur Kharak and Raniala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rattanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rattanpur village had a population of 588. That makes it the 196th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Rattanpur village has 318 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rattanpur has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Rattanpur is 144523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rattanpur covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rattanpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Rattanpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Rattanpur.

Rattanpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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