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About Rasni Village

Rasni is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,208, made up of 1,086 males and 1,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 946.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 946.15 hectares
Population 2,208
Male Population 1,086
Female Population 1,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rasni compares

By the 2011 count Rasni is the 42nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 946.15 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Rasni

Rasni 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 Rasni 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 Rasni from other places

Rasni lies about 31 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 3.1 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 Rasni
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 4.3 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 31 km

Villages closest to Rasni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasni village had a population of 2,208. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Rasni village has 1,086 males and 1,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasni has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Rasni is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasni covers 946.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rasni falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rasni is Arang Mahanadi, about 3.1 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 Rasni.

Rasni is about 31 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasni is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang Mahanadi is about 3.1 km away. Arang is about 4.3 km away. Mahāsamund is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borid (1.8 km), Ghumra Bhatha (2.1 km) and Baihar (2.2 km).

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

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