Ratainda
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Ratainda ਰਟੇਂਡਾ |
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| Village | |
 Ratainda
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| Coordinates: 31°05′30″N 75°56′03″E / 31.0916583°N 75.934244°ECoordinates: 31°05′30″N 75°56′03″E / 31.0916583°N 75.934244°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Punjab |
| District | Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,780 |
| Sex ratio 1385/1395 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| • Other spoken | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 144029 |
| Telephone code | 01823 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Post office | Moron |
Ratainda or Ratenda (Punjabi: ਰਟੇਂਡਾ) is a large village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. The village is administrated by Sarpanch who is the elected representative of village. It is located 2.5 km away from postal head office Moron, 6.3 km from census town Apra, 11.7 km away from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and 113 km from Chandigarh.
The village has mix population which include, but not limited to, Backward Class (BC), Schedule Cast (SC) and Farmer. The village doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
The village has a Punjabi Medium, Co-educational Upper Primary with Secondary/Higher Secondary (GSSS Ratainda School) which was established in the year 1966. The school has a playground, library and also provides mid-day meal as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme and the meal prepared in school premises.
Phillaur Junction is the nearest train station which is situated 19.2 km away, however, Goraya Railway Station is 19.7 km away from the village.
The nearest domestic airport is at Ludhiana which is 50 km away from Ratainda. The nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh and Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is 144 km away in Amritsar.
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