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About Raweli Village

Raweli is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 301 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493996, 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 Chhura
Pincode 493996
Area (hectares) 421.57 hectares
Population 604
Male Population 301
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 71st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 421.57 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

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 72 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arand, about 32 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
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Arand 32 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 33 km
District headquarters Raipur 72 km

Villages closest to Raweli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhura 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 604. That makes it the 71st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Raweli village has 301 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raweli has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Raweli is 493996. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raweli covers 421.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raweli falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raweli is Arand, about 32 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 72 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 Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 4.7 km away. Arand is about 32 km away. Mahāsamund is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilaidadar (1.5 km), Gidhani (1.6 km) and Pandripanikamar (2.0 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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