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About Ratta Khera Village

Ratta Khera is a mid sized village in Malout tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 860 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 797 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratta Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratta Khera village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Malout
Pincode 151210
Area (hectares) 797 hectares
Population 1,609
Male Population 860
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ratta Khera compares

By the 2011 count Ratta Khera is the 76th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents. Its 797 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Ratta Khera

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

Ratta Khera lies about 23 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Qabarwala, about 13 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 Khera
Tehsil headquarters Malout 11 km
Nearest railway station Qabarwala 13 km
District headquarters Muktsar 23 km

Villages closest to Ratta Khera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratta Khera village had a population of 1,609. That makes it the 76th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents.

Ratta Khera village has 860 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratta Khera has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Ratta Khera is 151210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratta Khera covers 797 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratta Khera falls under Malout tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ratta Khera is Qabarwala, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ratta Khera.

Ratta Khera is about 23 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratta Khera is in Malout tehsil of Muktsar district. Malout is about 11 km away. Qabarwala is about 13 km away. Muktsar 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 Bhalerian (1.9 km), Alamwala (2.5 km) and Shergarh Gian Singh (3.3 km).

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

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