Rainaਰੈਨਾ

Where is Raina?

Raina is a village in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Badhni Kalan, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nihal Singhwala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033922, and it covers 1,754 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 7,238 people in Raina: 3,782 men and 3,456 women, living in 1,393 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,754 hectares, the population density works out to about 413 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 862, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4,493 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.19 per cent and women at 59.84 per cent. The census recorded 2,468 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 2,245 main workers, the largest group, 929, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 581 cultivators on their own land and 540 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 223 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raina's land. Of the village's 1,754 hectares, 1,669 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (68 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (1,601 hectares). About 1 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 592 cultivators and 948 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Raina is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Badhni Kalan, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nihal Singh Wala, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Badhni Kalan Rural, Burj Duna, Badhni Khurd and Gholia Khurd.

What is the population of Raina?

The population of Raina was 7,238 at the 2011 census, living in 1,393 households in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Raina have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Raina has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.