Rania, Haryana
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Rania रानिया |
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 Rania
Rania
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| Coordinates: 29°32′N 74°50′E / 29.53°N 74.83°ECoordinates: 29°32′N 74°50′E / 29.53°N 74.83°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Haryana |
| District | Sirsa |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Ram Chand Kamboj |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 20,958 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Punjabi, Bagri |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 125076 |
| Telephone code | 01698 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-44 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sirsa |
| Website | haryana |
Rania is a town and a municipal committee (Nagar Palika) in Sirsa district in the Indian state of Haryana. Rania Town is the biggest grain market in Sirsa district.
Rania is situated in the far west of Haryana on the Sirsa-Jeewan Nagar Road. The nearest airports are in Delhi and Chandigarh, both around 270 kilometres (170 mi) away while the nearest railway station is at Sirsa. Sirsa city is approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) to the east. Other nearby cities are Ellenabad (22 kilometres (14 mi)), Mandi Dabwali (55 kilometres (34 mi)) and Mandi Kalanwali (40 kilometres (25 mi)). The borders of Punjab are around 35 kilometres (22 mi) away and those of Rajasthan 25 kilometres (16 mi) distant. Some other villages and places near to the town are Jeewan Nagar, Kariwala, SantNagar (Jagmalera), Chautala, Balasar Farm, and the Sultan Puria Ottu Dam.
Rania, which means "queen", was formerly called Bhattian and ruled by a king known as the Bhatti Raja. It was renamed as a result of sati by Rania, Queen of Bhattian Riasayat's King after she heard a rumour that the king had been killed in a nearby village. Rania was an old Muslim town whose inhabitants left during Indo-Pakistan partition in 1947. As a result there are many old buildings in the town including Muslim Mosques and a fort which is still in use as the police station. Rania town was a part of the old Punjab Region and became part of Haryana in 1966.
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