Ratta Khera Bhai Gulab Singhਰੱਟਾ ਖੇਰਾ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਲਬ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Ratta Khera Bhai Gulab Singh?

Ratta Khera Bhai Gulab Singh is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034500, and it covers 238 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 318 people in Ratta Khera Bhai Gulab Singh: 173 men and 145 women, living in 54 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 238 hectares, the population density works out to about 134 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 838 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 66 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.52 per cent and women at 67.94 per cent. The census recorded 99 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 92 main workers, the largest group, 51, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 20 agricultural labourers and 14 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ratta Khera Bhai Gulab Singh's land. Of the village's 238 hectares, 119 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (119 hectares). About 119 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 51 cultivators and 24 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ratta Khera Bhai Gulab Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ratta Khera baja Kotwal, Lohgarh, Kadabora and Sur Singhwala.

What is the population of Ratta Khera Bhai Gulab Singh?

The population of Ratta Khera Bhai Gulab Singh was 318 at the 2011 census, living in 54 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Ratta Khera Bhai Gulab Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ratta Khera Bhai Gulab Singh has a government primary school.