Ratra, Kapurthala Explained

Ratra
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.3897°N 75.226°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kapurthala
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:452
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Demographics1 Title2:Other spoken
Demographics1 Info2:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144601
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01822
Registration Plate:PB-09
Iso Code:IN-PB
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Governing Body:Gram panchayat

Ratra is a village in the Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Kapurthala, which is both the district and sub-district headquarters of Ratra. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.

Demography

According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Ratra has total number of 91 houses and population of 452 of which include 257 males and 195 females. Literacy rate of Ratra is 85.22%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 46 which is 10.18% of total population of Ratra, and child sex ratio is approximately 769, lower than state average of 846.

Population data

Particulars Total MaleFemale
Total No. of Houses 91 - -
Population 452257 195
Child (0–6) 46 26 20
Schedule Caste 220 12694
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.22 % 89.18 % 80.00 %
Total Workers 277 160 117
Main Worker 273 0 0
Marginal Worker 4 4 0

Air travel connectivity

The closest airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.

Villages in Kapurthala

See main article: List of villages in Kapurthala.

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