Ratainda

Ratainda or Ratenda is a large village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is the elected representative of the village. It is located 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from postal head office Moron, 6.3 km (3.9 mi) from census town Apra, 11.7 km (7.3 mi) from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and 113 km (70 mi) from Chandigarh.

Ratainda
Village
Ratainda Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31.0916583°N 75.934244°E / 31.0916583; 75.934244
Country	India
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	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	144029
Telephone code	01823
ISO 3166 code	IN-PB
Post office	Moron

Caste

The village has a mixed population which includes, but is not limited to, Backward Class (BC), Scheduled Caste (SC) and Farmer. The village doesn't have any Scheduled Tribe (ST) population.

Education

The village has a Punjabi medium, co-educational upper primary with secondary/higher secondary (GSSS Ratainda School) which was established in 1966. The school has a playground, library and also provides mid-day meal as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme, and the meal is prepared on school premises.

Religious places

There are three gurudwaras in the village and a Hindu temple.

Transport

Rail

Phillaur Junction is the nearest train station, and is situated 19.2 km (11.9 mi) away; however, Goraya Railway Station is 19.7 km (12.2 mi) awaty, and Banga railway station is 23.3 km (14.5 mi) from the village.

Air

The nearest domestic airport is at Ludhiana, which is 50 km (31 mi) from Ratainda. The nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh, and Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is 144 km (89 mi) away in Amritsar.

Notable people

• Baljit Singh Gosal a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election, was born in Ratainda.