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About Rawan Village

Rawan is a large village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,568, made up of 1,293 males and 1,275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 736.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497335, 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 Rajim
Pincode 497335
Area (hectares) 736.73 hectares
Population 2,568
Male Population 1,293
Female Population 1,275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rawan compares

By the 2011 count Rawan is the 11th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 736.73 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 49 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 3.4 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 Sarsonpuri 3.4 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 34 km
District headquarters Raipur 49 km

Villages closest to Rawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajim 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 2,568. That makes it the 11th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Rawan village has 1,293 males and 1,275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rawan has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Rawan is 497335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rawan covers 736.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rawan falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rawan is Sarsonpuri, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rawan.

Rawan is about 49 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 Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Sarsonpuri is about 3.4 km away. Dhamtari is about 11 km away. Rajim is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Binauri (4.1 km), Deori (8.4 km) and Borsi (15 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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