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About Rawan Village

Rawan is a small village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 154 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rawan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 90.41 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 154
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rawan compares

By the 2011 count Rawan is the 146th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 90.41 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Rawan

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

Rawan lies about 76 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhimkhoj, about 28 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 Rawan
Nearest railway station Bhimkhoj 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 34 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 37 km
District headquarters Raipur 76 km

Villages closest to Rawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rawan village had a population of 305. That makes it the 146th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Rawan village has 154 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rawan has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Rawan is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rawan covers 90.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rawan falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rawan is Bhimkhoj, about 28 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 Rawan.

Rawan is about 76 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rawan is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Bhimkhoj is about 28 km away. Kasdol is about 34 km away. Mahāsamund is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dheba (2.9 km), Mohda (3.1 km) and Amgaon (6.0 km).

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

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