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About Rattowal Village

Rattowal is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,068, made up of 1,064 males and 1,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rattowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rattowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141105
Area (hectares) 352 hectares
Population 2,068
Male Population 1,064
Female Population 1,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rattowal compares

By the 2011 count Rattowal is the 30th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

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 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 Rattowal from other places

Rattowal lies about 25 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhat, about 10 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 Dhat 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 13 km
Nearest town Rāikot 13 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 25 km

Villages closest to Rattowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rattowal village had a population of 2,068. That makes it the 30th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Rattowal village has 1,064 males and 1,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rattowal has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Rattowal is 141105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rattowal covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rattowal falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rattowal is Dhat, about 10 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 Rattowal.

Rattowal is about 25 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rattowal is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhat is about 10 km away. Raikot is about 13 km away. Rāikot is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Toosa (under 2 km), Abuwal (2.4 km) and Akalgarh (3.0 km).

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

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