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About Rasota Village

Rasota is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,349, made up of 678 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasota village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493114
Area (hectares) 402.49 hectares
Population 1,349
Male Population 678
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasota compares

By the 2011 count Rasota is the 91st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 402.49 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Rasota

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

Rasota lies about 47 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Belsonda, about 19 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 Rasota
Tehsil headquarters Arang 18 km
Nearest railway station Belsonda 19 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 23 km
District headquarters Raipur 47 km

Villages closest to Rasota

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 Rasota

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasota village had a population of 1,349. That makes it the 91st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Rasota village has 678 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasota has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Rasota is 493114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasota covers 402.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rasota falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rasota is Belsonda, about 19 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 Rasota.

Rasota is about 47 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasota is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang is about 18 km away. Belsonda is about 19 km away. Mahāsamund is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusmund (1.5 km), Tulsi I (2.5 km) and Kesla (2.6 km).

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

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