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About Ratolan Village

Ratolan is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 678 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratolan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratolan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148023
Area (hectares) 381 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 678
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ratolan compares

By the 2011 count Ratolan is the 83rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 381 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Ratolan

Ratolan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ratolan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ratolan from other places

Ratolan lies about 28 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Malerkotla, about 2.4 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 Ratolan
Nearest railway station Malerkotla 2.4 km
Nearest town Māler Kotla 3.8 km
District headquarters Sangrur 28 km

Villages closest to Ratolan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratolan village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Ratolan village has 678 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratolan has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Ratolan is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratolan covers 381 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratolan falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ratolan is Malerkotla, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Ratolan is about 28 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratolan is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Malerkotla is about 2.4 km away. Māler Kotla is about 3.8 km away. Sangrur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adampal (1.5 km), Naudharani (2.7 km) and Manak Majra (3.0 km).

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

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