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About Rasela Village

Rasela is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,963, made up of 953 males and 1,010 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1011.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasela village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 1011.45 hectares
Population 1,963
Male Population 953
Female Population 1,010
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasela compares

By the 2011 count Rasela is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 1011.45 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Rasela

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

Rasela lies about 91 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nawapara Road, about 31 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 Rasela
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 16 km
Nearest railway station Nawapara Road 31 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 51 km
District headquarters Raipur 91 km

Villages closest to Rasela

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 Rasela

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasela village had a population of 1,963. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Rasela village has 953 males and 1,010 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasela has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Rasela is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasela covers 1011.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rasela falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rasela is Nawapara Road, about 31 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 Rasela.

Rasela is about 91 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasela is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 16 km away. Nawapara Road is about 31 km away. Mahāsamund is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Medkidabari (2.0 km), Ladabahara (3.7 km) and Hirabatar (4.4 km).

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

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