# Rattewal Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/rattewal/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Rattewal Rattewal is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **6,287 people in 1,338 households**, the 1st largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 6,287people (2011) - 1,338households - 71.1%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Rattewal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rattewal is 144521.** Rattewal falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatRattewal, Nawan Pind Rattewal, Jat Majra, Neelwara - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032416 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rattewal from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)25 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)7 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 Rattewal? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Rattewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Balachaur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Rattewal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 1,280 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,095 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 Rattewal Of every 100 households in Rattewal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Rattewal · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****33%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **49% Tap water ****39%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **60% Use banking services ****70%** **75% Television ****67%** **78% Mobile phone ****76%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****49%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Rattewal? ■ Rattewal · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****654** **861 Working population ****45.3%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 57.9% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 467 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 443 (16%) · **■** Household industry 48 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,174 (41%) · **■** Marginal 714 (25%) 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 Balachaur - Saroa3,712 people - Taunsa3,144 people - Malewal3,019 people - Thopia2,526 people [All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rattewal?144521 - How far is Rattewal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?25 km by road - What is the population of Rattewal?6,287 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rattewal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Rattewal?71.1% (Census 2011)