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About Raweli Village

Raweli is a small village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 211 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, 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 Rajim
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 167.8 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 211
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raweli compares

By the 2011 count Raweli is the 91st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 167.8 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

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 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 50 km from Raipur. 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 Rajim 14 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 16 km
District headquarters Raipur 50 km

Villages closest to Raweli

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 Raweli

As per the Census of India 2011, Raweli village had a population of 425. That makes it the 91st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Raweli village has 211 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raweli has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Raweli is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raweli covers 167.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raweli falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Raweli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raweli.

Raweli is about 50 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 Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Rajim is about 14 km away. Nawāpāra is about 16 km away. Raipur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaitra (under 2 km), Bijli (1.5 km) and Madwadih (1.6 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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