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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rayya
| other_name = Rayya
| nickname =
| settlement_type = city
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.54|N|75.23|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Amritsar district|Amritsar]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 0
| population_total = 19567
| population_as_of = 01-03-2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 143112
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 01853
| registration_plate = PB-17
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'''Rayya''' is a city and municipality in [[Amritsar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. Rayya is about 35 km from Amritsar, 45 km from Jalandhar and 5 km from the [[Beas River]].

Political parties like [[Indian National Congress]] have also been in power but not as frequently as the [[Shiromani Akali Dal Party]].

== Notable people ==
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Notable individuals from Rayya in terms of Punjab’s politics include:

* [[Jiwan Singh Umranangal]] – Politician and senior leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal, served as Punjab’s Revenue Minister (1968) and Finance Minister (1977).<ref>https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/jeewan-singh-umranangal-legacy</ref>

==Demographics==
The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Rayya town, as of 2011 census.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+Population by religious groups in Rayya town, 2011 census<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389 |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=Census India}} </ref>
!Religion!!Total!!Female!!Male
|-
|Sikh||10,284||4,964||5,320
|-
|Hindu||4,042||1,873||2,169
|-
|Christian||92||41||51
|-
|Muslim||72||37||35
|-
|Jain||4||3||1
|-
|Other religions||2||0||2
|-
|Not stated||10||5||5
|-
|Total||14,506||6,923||7,583
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.pon.nic.in/open/depts/.../census/HOMEPAGE.HTM
*http://censusindia.gov.in/

{{Amritsar district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Amritsar district]]

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EmanuelNathan at 18:55, 28 April 2026