About Raina Village

Raina is one of the larger villages in Nihal Singhwala tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,238, made up of 3,782 males and 3,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1754 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raina village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Tehsil	Nihal Singhwala
Pincode	142056
Area (hectares)	1754 hectares
Population	7,238
Male Population	3,782
Female Population	3,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raina compares

By the 2011 count Raina is the 7th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents. Its 1754 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Raina

Raina is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raina as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Raina from other places

Raina lies about 20 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Ghalkalan, about 18 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 Raina
Nearest town	Bagha Purana	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Ghalkalan	18 km
District headquarters	Moga	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nihal Singhwala	22 km

Villages closest to Raina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihal Singhwala 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 Raina

As per the Census of India 2011, Raina village had a population of 7,238. That makes it the 7th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents.

Raina village has 3,782 males and 3,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raina has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Raina is 142056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raina covers 1754 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raina falls under Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raina is Ghalkalan, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raina.

Raina is about 20 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raina is in Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district. Bagha Purana is about 4.2 km away. Ghalkalan is about 18 km away. Moga is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.