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.

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 ==

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==

Religious places

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

Transport

Rail Phillaur Junction is the nearest train station, and is situated away; however, Goraya Railway Station is awaty, and Banga railway station is from the village. Air The nearest domestic airport is at Ludhiana, which is from Ratainda. The nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh, and Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is away in Amritsar. == Notable people ==

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. == References ==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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