Ratannagar

Ratannagar

Thelasar
Ratannagar Thelasar
city
	Ratannagar Location in Rajasthan, India Ratannagar Ratannagar (India)
	Coordinates: 28°13′47″N 74°56′29″E / 28.2298°N 74.9414°E
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Churu
Population (2001)
• Total	11,018
Languages
• Official	Hindi[marwari][khichari]SHEKHAWATI
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	RJ-IN
Vehicle registration	[RJ 10-

Ratannagar (Heritage city) is a city and a municipality in Churu district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Ratannagar had a population of 11,018. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Ratannagar has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 49%. In Ratannagar, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Overview

Ratannagar is a small town in the Churu District in the State of Rajasthan, India. It is situated about 8 kilometers south of Churu and has a population of approximately 14,000 people. It is located on the Jaipur road and is famous for its havelis (private mansions). In 1982, Director J.P. Dutta made a motion picture in the village entitled "Gulami", starring Dharmendra, Mithun, Nasirudin Shah, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Smita Patil, Anita Raj and Rina Rai. The main reason the small town was used for the month-long shooting was the noted havelis.

Ratannagar was built by Shah Nand Ram Kedia in the style of Jaipur. It is known for its street layout and distinctive scenery.

City's street are strait and every street cross to each other. Ratannagar city is famous for "Ran bankuro" as like Colonel Jaisingh ji. The Hero of Longewala post in 1965 war with Pakistan.

Important Buildings

Police Thana
Govt. Hospital
Haveli
Omkar Ashram
satyanarayan more haveli
pryag nath ashram

References

^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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