Rauke Kalan

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Rauke Kalan
village
Nickname(s): 
Rauke; Raoke
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Rauke Kalan
Location in Punjab
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Rauke Kalan
Rauke Kalan (India)
Coordinates: 30°49′19″N75°10′58″E / 30.8219132°N 75.1827908°E / 30.8219132; 75.1827908 Coordinates: 30°49′19″N75°10′58″E / 30.8219132°N 75.1827908°E / 30.8219132; 75.1827908
State Punjab
Region Malwa (Punjab)
District Moga District
Government
  TypeDemocracy
  BodyThe Government of Punjab
Area
  Total3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Elevation
226 m (741 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total7,891 [1]
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
142037
Telephone code01636
Vehicle registration PB-29
There are approximately 1,540 homes in the village, as of 2011.

Rauke Kalan is a village in the Moga District of Punjab, India. [1]

Rauke Kalan is located 25 kilometres from the district capital, Moga City; 179 kilometres from the state capital, Chandigarh, and 396 kilometres from the nation's capital, New Delhi.

The nearest airports to Rauke Kalan are Sahnewal Airport (LUH), located in Ludhiana District, and Bathinda Airport (BUP), located in Bathinda City. The nearest international airports are Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport at Amritsar (ATQ) and Chandigarh Airport (IXC).

The highest temperature ever recorded is 48 °C and lowest temperature ever recorded is 0 °C.[ citation needed ]

History

Rauke Kalan was founded by a Dhaliwal Jat landowner by the name of Choudhary Rau Dhaliwal. One of Rau Dhaliwal's many descendants was Daswandha Dhaliwal and his daughter Sada Kaur who was born in the village of Rauke in 1762.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Raoke Kalan". 2011 Census of India . Government of India. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.