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About Rupa Kathi Village

Rupa Kathi is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 287 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rupa Kathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupa Kathi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 181.67 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 287
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rupa Kathi compares

By the 2011 count Rupa Kathi is the 90th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 181.67 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1005.

Getting to Rupa Kathi

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

Rupa Kathi lies about 14 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 14 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 Rupa Kathi
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 10 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 14 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 14 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 14 km

Villages closest to Rupa Kathi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargaon 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 Rupa Kathi

As per the Census of India 2011, Rupa Kathi village had a population of 550. That makes it the 90th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Rupa Kathi village has 287 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupa Kathi has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Rupa Kathi is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rupa Kathi covers 181.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rupa Kathi falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rupa Kathi is Bakal, about 14 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 Rupa Kathi.

Rupa Kathi is about 14 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rupa Kathi is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 10 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 14 km away. Bakal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kirgi (under 2 km), Riwagohan (under 2 km) and Sonesarar (1.9 km).

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

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