Rattanpurਰੱਟਨਪੁਰ

Where is Rattanpur?

Rattanpur is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032026, and it covers 167 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 588 people in Rattanpur: 318 men and 270 women, living in 130 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 167 hectares, the population density works out to about 352 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 849 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.45 per cent and women at 58.75 per cent. The census recorded 180 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 45 main workers, the largest group, 21, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 16 agricultural labourers and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 135 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rattanpur's land. Of the village's 167 hectares, 78 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 35 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (35 hectares). About 89 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 26 cultivators and 138 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rattanpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhawanipur, Malkowal, Achalpur and Gaddiwal.

What is the population of Rattanpur?

The population of Rattanpur was 588 at the 2011 census, living in 130 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Rattanpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rattanpur has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.