Rayya | |
Other Name: | Rayya |
Settlement Type: | city |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 31.54°N 75.23°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Amritsar |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 0 |
Population Total: | 19567 |
Population As Of: | 01-03-2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 143112 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 01853 |
Registration Plate: | PB-17 |
Rayya is a city and municipality in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab. Rayya is about 35 km from Amritsar and 45 km from Jalandhar. It is 5 km from the Beas River.
Parties like Indian National Congress Party have also been in power but not as frequently as the Shiromani Akali Dal Party.
The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Rayya town, as of 2011 census.
Sikh | 10,284 | 4,964 | 5,320 | |
Hindu | 4,042 | 1,873 | 2,169 | |
Christian | 92 | 41 | 51 | |
Muslim | 72 | 37 | 35 | |
Jain | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Other religions | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Not stated | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
Total | 14,506 | 6,923 | 7,583 |