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About Raweli Village

Raweli is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 971, made up of 500 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495118, 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 Simga
Pincode 495118
Area (hectares) 315.6 hectares
Population 971
Male Population 500
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raweli compares

By the 2011 count Raweli is the 87th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 315.6 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

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 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 Raweli from other places

Raweli lies about 44 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 17 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 Raweli
Tehsil headquarters Simga 5.0 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 17 km
District headquarters Raipur 44 km

Villages closest to Raweli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simga 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 971. That makes it the 87th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Raweli village has 500 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raweli has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Raweli is 495118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raweli covers 315.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raweli falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raweli is Tilda-Neora, about 17 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 Raweli.

Raweli is about 44 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 Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Simga is about 5.0 km away. Bemetāra is about 16 km away. Tilda-Neora is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karhi (2.3 km), Karhi Alias Adbandha (2.3 km) and Kachlon (3.8 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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