About Rattewal Village

Rattewal is one of the larger villages in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,287, made up of 3,360 males and 2,927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rattewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rattewal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Balachaur
Pincode	144521
Area (hectares)	1280 hectares
Population	6,287
Male Population	3,360
Female Population	2,927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rattewal compares

By the 2011 count Rattewal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 1280 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 937.

Getting to Rattewal

Rattewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rattewal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rattewal from other places

Rattewal lies about 30 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rupnagar, about 19 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 Rattewal
Tehsil headquarters	Balachaur	6.1 km
Nearest town	Bālāchor	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Rupnagar	19 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	30 km

Villages closest to Rattewal

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

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Common questions about Rattewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rattewal village had a population of 6,287. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Rattewal village has 3,360 males and 2,927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rattewal has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Rattewal is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rattewal covers 1280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rattewal falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rattewal is Rupnagar, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rattewal.

Rattewal is about 30 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rattewal is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Balachaur is about 6.1 km away. Bālāchor is about 6.1 km away. Rupnagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.