Ratia is a city and a municipal committee on the banks of Ghaggar River 23 north of district headquarter Fatehabad in Fatehabad district in the Indian state of Haryana.[1]

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Ratia
city
Nickname:  Bola Ratia
Ratia Location in Haryana, India Show map of Haryana Ratia Ratia (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 29°41′00″N 75°34′30″E
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Fatehabad
Government
• Type	municipal committee
Elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	37,152
Languages
• Official	Hindi Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	HR 59
Website	haryana.gov.in

History

Etymology

Town is named after the a Hindu sadhu, Rattan Nath.[1]

British era

During the Chalisa famine of 1783–84, the people abandoned this town, which was repopulated in 1816 during british raj by a person named Rattan Singh (not to be confused with the founder Rattan Nath). The Maharaja of Patiala State constructed a fort here as an outpost.[1] Located at a distance of 12 km from Ratia tehsil, Kunal is one of the oldest pre-Harappan settlements and dates back roughly to the 5th millennium BC. The roughly 6,000-year-old site holds within it a rich legacy and its ties to the past can possibly help trace the history of Haryana, and the country. First discovered in 1986, excavations in Kunal have taken place over different seasons in 1992–93, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001-2002 and 2002–2003.

Administration

Ratia, is a Haryana Legislative Assembly constituency segment, within the Fatehabad Vidhan Sabha constituency and the current representative in the state assembly is Lakshman napa.[2][3][4][5]

Geography

Ratia is located on the bank of the Ghaggar River about 23 km north of Fatehabad. It has an average elevation of 210 metres (688 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census,[6] The Ratia Municipal Committee has population of 37,852 of which 19,937 are males while 17,915 are females. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 4683 which is 12.60% of total population of Ratia (MC). Female Sex Ratio is of 911 against state average of 879. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Ratia is around 846 compared to Haryana state average of 834.Literacy rate of Ratia city is 72.89% lower than state average of 75.55%.Male literacy is around 78.28% while female literacy rate is 67.04%. Jindal family originated from Budhlada lives here since 19th century.

References

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20071007094803/http://fatehabad.nic.in/banawali_seal.htm