Ralla, Punjab Explained

Ralla
Other Name:Joga Ralla
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:30.12°N 75.432°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mansa
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Demographics1 Title2:Regional
Demographics1 Info2:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:148109
Registration Plate:PB-31
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Mansa

Ralla is a village in Mansa district of Punjab, India.[1] [2] There is another village known as Joga nearby (5.5 km) and they often are called together Joga Ralla.

Geography

Ralla is approximately centered at 30.12°N 75.4319°W.[3] It is located on the Barnala-Mansa-Sirsa highway no. 13[4] at only 16 km from Mansa and 33 km from Barnala. The total geographical area of village is 2845 hectares, 7112.5 acres and 28.7832663 square kilometers . Ralla has a total population of 7,832 peoples. There are about 1,546 houses in Ralla village. Mansa is nearest town to Ralla. Aklia, Burj Rathi, Chauke, Joga, Makha Chehlan and Samaon, Tamkot, Ubha, Bhupal are the surrounding villages.

Culture

All the population speaks Punjabi which is the mother tongue as well as the official language here.

As of religion, Sikhism predominates the village with other minorities.

Micro-hydel power plant

Ralla has a micro-hydel power plant with the capacity of 0.3 megawatt, not working.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Punjab to have 3 micro-hydel power plants . 21 November 2008 . . 24 June 2012.
  2. News: http://punjabitribuneonline.com/2011/05/%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%98%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%9F-%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%B9%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%82-%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%89%E0%A8%A3-%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%BF%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%A4/ . pa:ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਣ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ: ਹਰਸਿਮਰਤ . pa . 12 May 2011 . Punjabi Tribune . 24 June 2012.
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  4. News: http://www.ajitjalandhar.com/20120213/bathinda.php . pa:ਵਧੀਕ ਡਿਪਟੀ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਵਾਹਨਾਂ ਲਈ ਕੱਢੇ ਰੂਟਾਂ ਦਾ ਦੌਰਾ . pa . 13 February 2012 . Daily Ajit . 25 June 2012.