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About Raveli Village

Raveli is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 991, made up of 494 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raveli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raveli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 590.8 hectares
Population 991
Male Population 494
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raveli compares

By the 2011 count Raveli is the 94th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 590.8 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Raveli

Raveli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raveli as Available. 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 Raveli from other places

Raveli lies about 24 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Devbaloda Charoda, about 12 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 Raveli
Tehsil headquarters Patan 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Devbaloda Charoda 12 km
Nearest town Bhilai 13 km
District headquarters Durg 24 km

Villages closest to Raveli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raveli village had a population of 991. That makes it the 94th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Raveli village has 494 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raveli has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Raveli is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raveli covers 590.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raveli falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raveli is Devbaloda Charoda, about 12 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Raveli.

Raveli is about 24 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raveli is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Patan is about 9.8 km away. Devbaloda Charoda is about 12 km away. Bhilai is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loharsi (under 2 km), Rakhi (1.8 km) and Tarra (2.0 km).

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

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