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Country
  
India

District
  
Churu District

Established
  
1848

Population
  
3,071 (2011)

ISO 3166 code
  
ISO 3166-2:IN

State
  
Rajasthan

Tehsil
  
Rajgarh

Named for
  
Maharaja Ratan Singh

Area code
  
01559

Ratanpura, Churu district

Ratanpura ('रतनपुरा') is a village in Rajgarh tehsil of Churu district in Rajasthan. It was established in 1848, and is situated 45 km northeast of Churu and 17 km southwest of Rajgarh.

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Map of Ratanpura, Rajasthan

History

Ratanpura ('रतनपुरा') was founded in 1848. This village started with a single cottage named after Maharaja Ratan Singh. who secured that cottage from the landlord of this area.

Location

It is situated in 45 km northeast direction of Churu and 17 km southwest of Rajgarh. Neighbouring villages are Jharsar Chhota, Amarpura, Hadiyal, and Dokwa.

Demographics

As of the census of 2011, the population is 3,071. Out of them 1,559 (50.76%) are male and 1,512 (49.23%) are female.

Climate

Ratanpura is situated in the Thar desert and has a hot desert climate with very little rainfall and extreme temperatures. In summer temperatures can exceed 45 °C, and during the winter they may dip below freezing.

The climate in Ratanpura is characterised by significant variations in temperature. In the summer season it is very hot when the temperatures lie in the range of 28–50 °C (82–122 °F). In the winter, it is fairly cold with temperatures lying in the range of −5–23.2 °C (23.0–73.8 °F).

Education

Ratanpura is considered to be a progressive village of the region.

Schools

  • Govt. Primary School, Ratanpura
  • Indian Children Public School, Ratanpura
  • Geeta Devi School, Ratanpura
  • S.S.S. Govt. Senior Secondary School, Ratanpura
  • Colleges

  • Tagore Gramothan College, Ratanpura
  • Road

    Ratanpura is situated between Rajgarh or Churu on National Highway 65 (NH 65). Bus or taxi connections to Ratanpura are available from both cities.

    Rail

    Ratanpura is situated on the main Delhi-Bikaner rail link. The railway station of Ratanpura is known as Hadyal. It takes around 3–4 hours from Delhi (via major stations like Gurgaon, Rewari, Mahendragarh, Loharu). Till 2011 the route had metre gauge track that was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. Several new trains now connect Ratanpura or Hadyal to major cities Delhi, Bikaner, Jaipur, Lucknow, Degana, Sri Ganganagar, Hisar, Hanumangarh.

    Famous Person -

    1- Hoshiyar Singh Dhindhwal ( Sub-Inpecter RAj Police) 2- Radheshyam swami ( Singer & Teacher )

    Air

    The nearest airports are Delhi Airport and Jaipur Airport.

    Religion

    All people of Ratanpura village belong to Hindu religion. There is a temple of Hanumanji, Thakur ji, Sani maharaj and some others.

    References

    Ratanpura, Churu district Wikipedia