Raman, Punjab (India)

Raman
city
Raman
Location in Punjab, India
Raman
Raman (India)
Coordinates: 29°57′01″N 74°57′43″E / 29.950398°N 74.961948°E / 29.950398; 74.961948Coordinates: 29°57′01″N 74°57′43″E / 29.950398°N 74.961948°E / 29.950398; 74.961948
Country  India
State Punjab
District Bathinda
Population (2001)
  Total 50,549
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 151301
Telephone code 911655
Vehicle registration PB45

Raman is a Suburb town of Bathinda City and a municipal council in Bathinda district in the Indian state of Punjab.It is basically consist of Banya Community. It has one of the biggest refinery of India. Huge transformation is going to happen here in near future due to industrial growth in this area. Soon it will become bacbone of Bathinda.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Raman had a population of 19,549. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Raman has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 55%. In Raman, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

In 1998 the Prime minister of India started a very big project on petroleum in Raman that took 14 years to complete.

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.


GGSR Located near about 5 km from Raman and 3 KM from HMEL Township

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