Ralla, Punjab

Village in Punjab, India
Ralla
Joga Ralla
Village
30°07′12″N 75°25′55″E / 30.120°N 75.432°E / 30.120; 75.432
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictMansa
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
 • RegionalPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationPB-31
Nearest cityMansa

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°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.

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]

References

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