Ratwaraਰਟਵਰਾ

Where is Ratwara?

Ratwara is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kharar, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038988, and it covers 51 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 491 people in Ratwara: 248 men and 243 women, living in 78 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 51 hectares, the population density works out to about 963 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 980 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 61, about 12 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 90.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.45 per cent and women at 90.48 per cent. The census recorded 205 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 154 main workers, the largest group, 106, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 45 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 51 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ratwara's land. Of the village's 51 hectares, 50 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (50 hectares). About 1 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 109 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Ratwara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kharar, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Salamatpur, Devi Nagar, Rasulpur and Bharaunjian.

What is the population of Ratwara?

The population of Ratwara was 491 at the 2011 census, living in 78 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Ratwara have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ratwara has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.