About Raian Village

Raian is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,798, made up of 994 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 809 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Ludhiana East
Pincode	141112
Area (hectares)	452 hectares
Population	1,798
Male Population	994
Female Population	804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	809
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raian compares

By the 2011 count Raian is the 57th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 452 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Raian

Raian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raian as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raian from other places

Raian lies about 19 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 7.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Raian
Nearest railway station	Lal kalan	7.3 km
Nearest town	Sānehwāl	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ludhiana East	19 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	19 km

Villages closest to Raian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Raian

As per the Census of India 2011, Raian village had a population of 1,798. That makes it the 57th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Raian village has 994 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raian has about 809 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Raian is 141112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raian covers 452 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raian falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raian is Lal kalan, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Raian.

Raian is about 19 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raian is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Lal kalan is about 7.3 km away. Sānehwāl is about 7.6 km away. Ludhiana East is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.