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About Rawanguda Village

Rawanguda is a mid sized village in Dhamtari tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 463 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rawanguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rawanguda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Dhamtari
Pincode 496224
Area (hectares) 300.88 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 463
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rawanguda compares

By the 2011 count Rawanguda is the 71st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 300.88 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Rawanguda

Rawanguda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rawanguda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rawanguda from other places

Rawanguda lies about 11 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 3.4 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 Rawanguda
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamtari 11 km

Villages closest to Rawanguda

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

Common questions about Rawanguda

As per the Census of India 2011, Rawanguda village had a population of 898. That makes it the 71st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Rawanguda village has 463 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rawanguda has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Rawanguda is 496224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rawanguda covers 300.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rawanguda falls under Dhamtari tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rawanguda is Sarsonpuri, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Rawanguda is about 11 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rawanguda is in Dhamtari tehsil of Dhamtari district. Sarsonpuri is about 3.4 km away. Dhamtari is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaurabhatha (under 2 km), Biretara (under 2 km) and Angara (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rawanguda today is likely to be higher.

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