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About Roba Village

Roba is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,499, made up of 745 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Roba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roba village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 496224
Area (hectares) 278.51 hectares
Population 1,499
Male Population 745
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Roba compares

By the 2011 count Roba is the 35th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 278.51 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 Roba

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

Roba lies about 48 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahasamund, about 15 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 Roba
Nearest town Mahāsamund 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 15 km
Nearest railway station Mahasamund 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 48 km

Villages closest to Roba

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 Roba

As per the Census of India 2011, Roba village had a population of 1,499. That makes it the 35th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Roba village has 745 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roba has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Roba is 496224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Roba covers 278.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Roba falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Roba is Mahasamund, about 15 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 Roba.

Roba is about 48 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Roba is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Mahāsamund is about 14 km away. Rajim is about 15 km away. Mahasamund is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patharri (1.8 km), Bhasera (2.5 km) and Pendra (2.7 km).

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

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