# Ratwas Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palera, Tikamgarh 

# Ratwas

Ratwas is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,231 people in 252 households**, the 64th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 1,231people (2011)
- 252households
- 61.4%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Ratwas PIN code and other codes

Ratwas falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalera
- Census village code456949

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ratwas from nearby towns?

- Palera (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)62 km by road
- Palera (nearest town)17 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ratwas?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ratwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ratwas known for?

The main crops are **urad, wheat and chana**. About 62% of the 577 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ratwas

Of every 100 households in Ratwas in 2011, 32 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ratwas · ■ Palera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****34%**

**29%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ratwas?

■ Ratwas · ■ Palera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****685**

**882

Working population ****42.3%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 47.3% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 102 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (50%) · **■** Other work 97 (19%) · **■** Marginal 59 (11%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Palera

- Maheva Chak-41,305 people
- Madori1,280 people
- Chor Tanga1,259 people
- Gowa1,258 people
- Murraha Baba1,228 people
- Bhagwantpura Khirak1,211 people
- Khurampur1,206 people
- Gadari1,203 people

[All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ratwas from Tikamgarh?62 km by road
- What is the population of Ratwas?1,231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ratwas in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ratwas?61.4% (Census 2011)