Ralla, Punjab

Ralla ਰੱਲਾ Joga Ralla
village
Ralla Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 30°07′12″N 75°25′55″E / 30.120°N 75.432°ECoordinates: 30°07′12″N 75°25′55″E / 30.120°N 75.432°E
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Mansa
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
• Regional	Punjabi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
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.^[3] It is located on the Barnala-Mansa-Sirsa highway no. 13^[4] at only 16 km from Mansa and 33 km from Barnala. 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.

Sharma Families

In this village many families of Bhraman lives. They all are of Rikhi clan (Gotra).

Micro-hydel Power Plant

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

See also

• Joga
• Bana Wala
• Lakhmir Wala

References

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