Ralla, Punjab

Ralla
ਰੱਲਾ
Joga Ralla
Village
Ralla
Location in Punjab, India
Ralla
Ralla (India)
Coordinates: 30°07′12″N 75°25′55″E / 30.120°N 75.432°E / 30.120; 75.432Coordinates: 30°07′12″N 75°25′55″E / 30.120°N 75.432°E / 30.120; 75.432
Country  India
State Punjab
District Mansa
Government
  Body Gram panchayat
Languages
  Official Punjabi
  Regional Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest city Mansa

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

Geography

Ralla is approximately centered at 30°07′12″N 75°25′55″E / 30.12000°N 75.43194°E / 30.12000; 75.43194.[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. The village is predominated by the Chahal clan of Jatts.

Religion

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

Sikh Families

In this village many families of Jatt Sikhs lives.

Micro-hydel Power Plant

Ralla has a micro-hydel power plant with the capacity of 0.3 megawatt, working from 2009.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Punjab to have 3 micro-hydel power plants". News in English. The Tribune. 21 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. "ਬਿਜਲੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਣ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ: ਹਰਸਿਮਰਤ". News in Punjabi. Punjabi Tribune. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  3. Google Maps
  4. "ਵਧੀਕ ਡਿਪਟੀ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਵਾਹਨਾਂ ਲਈ ਕੱਢੇ ਰੂਟਾਂ ਦਾ ਦੌਰਾ". News in Punjabi. Daily Ajit. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
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