Raniaਰਨਿਆ

Where is Rania?

Rania is a village of Tarn Taran tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 23 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chohla Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037984, and it covers 129 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 101 people in Rania: 51 men and 50 women, living in 20 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 129 hectares, the population density works out to about 78 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 980 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.91 per cent and women at 67.44 per cent. The census recorded 30 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 28 main workers, the largest group, 20, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rania's land. Of the village's 129 hectares, 107 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (107 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 21 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Rania is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 23 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sohawa, Chak Sarhali, Durgapur Garbi and Khara.

What is the population of Rania?

The population of Rania was 101 at the 2011 census, living in 20 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Rania have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rania has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.