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About Raweli Village

Raweli is a large village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,576, made up of 1,808 males and 1,768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 858.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raweli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raweli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 858.18 hectares
Population 3,576
Male Population 1,808
Female Population 1,768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raweli compares

By the 2011 count Raweli is the 6th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 858.18 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Raweli

Raweli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raweli as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Raweli from other places

Raweli lies about 13 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatgaon, about 13 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 Raweli
District headquarters Raipur 13 km
Nearest railway station Bhatgaon 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 17 km

Villages closest to Raweli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raweli village had a population of 3,576. That makes it the 6th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Raweli village has 1,808 males and 1,768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raweli has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Raweli is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raweli covers 858.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raweli falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raweli is Bhatgaon, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Raweli.

Raweli is about 13 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raweli is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Raipur is about 13 km away. Bhatgaon is about 13 km away. Abhanpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amadi (under 2 km), Bhurkoni (2.1 km) and Julum (2.1 km).

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

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