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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ratia
| other_name =
| nickname = Bola Ratia
|Tehsildar =Vijay Syal
| settlement_type = city
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Haryana, India
| coordinates = {{coord|29|41|00|N|75|34|30|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Fatehabad district|Fatehabad]]
| established_title = 
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| government_type = [[municipal committee]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 210
| population_total = 37152
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]] [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 125051
| registration_plate = HR 59
| website = {{URL|haryana.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
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'''Ratia''' is a city and a [[municipal committee]] on the banks of [[Ghaggar-Hakra River|Ghaggar River]] 23 north of district headquarter [[Fatehabad, Haryana|Fatehabad]] in [[Fatehabad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Haryana]].<ref name=hargazc1>[http://revenueharyana.gov.in/Portals/0/hr-gaz-ch-5.pdf Haryana Gazateer], Revennue Dept of Haryana, Capter-V.</ref>

==History==
===Etymology===
Town is named after the a Hindu [[sadhu]], Rattan Nath.<ref name=hargazc1/>

===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 (not to be confused with the founder Rattan Nath). The [[Maharaja of Patiala|Maharaja]] of [[Patiala State]] constructed a fort here as an outpost.<ref name=hargazc1/> Located at a distance of 12 km from Ratia tehsil, Kunal is one of the oldest pre-Harappan settlements and dates back roughly to the 5th millennium BC. The roughly 6,000-year-old site holds within it a rich legacy and its ties to the past can possibly help trace the history of Haryana, and the country. First discovered in 1986, excavations in Kunal have taken place over different seasons in 1992–93, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001-2002 and 2002–2003.

== Administration ==
Ratia, is a [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] constituency segment, within the [[Fatehabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Fatehabad]] [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency and the current representative in the state assembly is [[Lakshman Napa|Lakshman napa]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Haryana - JJP Election Result 2019|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/haryana/jjp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024024507/https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/haryana/jjp|archive-date=24 October 2019|accessdate=29 October 2019|website=Times Now}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=24 October 2019|title=Haryana election result winners full list: Names of winning candidates of BJP, Congress, INLD, JJP|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/haryana-assembly-election/story/haryana-election-result-winners-full-list-names-of-winning-candidates-of-bjp-congress-inld-jjp-1612526-2019-10-24|accessdate=29 October 2019|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=24 October 2019|title=Haryana Election Results 2019: Full list of winners|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/haryana-assembly-polls-2019-haryana-assembly-election-results-2019-full-winners-list-names-of-winning-candidates-bjp-congress-others-558754|accessdate=29 October 2019|website=India TV}}</ref><ref>[http://myneta.info/haryana2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=7579 Myneta]</ref>

==Geography==

Ratia is located on the bank of the [[Ghaggar-Hakra River|Ghaggar River]] about 23 km north of [[Fatehabad, Haryana|Fatehabad]]. It has an average elevation of 210 metres (688 feet).

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800396-ratia-haryana.html|title=Ratia Municipal Committee City Population Census 2011-2019 | Haryana}}</ref> 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 (MC).
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%. Jindal family originated from Budhlada lives here since 19th century.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*https://web.archive.org/web/20071007094803/http://fatehabad.nic.in/banawali_seal.htm

{{Fatehabad District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Fatehabad district]]

Ratia - Revision history

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