Ratia


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.

History

Etymology

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

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. The Maharaja of Patiala State constructed a fort here as an outpost.

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.

Demographics

India census, 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.
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%.