Ratta Kadimਰੱਟਾ ਕਡਿਮ

Where is Ratta Kadim?

Ratta Kadim is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029215, and it covers 88 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 204 people in Ratta Kadim: 98 men and 106 women, living in 29 households, an average of about 7.0 people per household. Spread over its 88 hectares, the population density works out to about 232 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1082 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 92 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.67 per cent and women at 77.89 per cent. The census recorded 57 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 56 main workers, the largest group, 46, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ratta Kadim's land. Of the village's 88 hectares, 82 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (82 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 47 cultivators and 2 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ratta Kadim is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kaulian Wala, Gopipur, Dhabulian and Chak Gopipur.

What is the population of Ratta Kadim?

The population of Ratta Kadim was 204 at the 2011 census, living in 29 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Ratta Kadim have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ratta Kadim has government schools from primary to middle school level and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.