About Runwatala Village

Runwatala is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 791 males and 794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Runwatala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Runwatala village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Rajnandgaon
Tehsil	Dongargarh
Pincode	491441
Area (hectares)	745.73 hectares
Population	1,585
Male Population	791
Female Population	794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Runwatala compares

By the 2011 count Runwatala is the 29th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 745.73 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1017.

Getting to Runwatala

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

Runwatala lies about 14 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 6.5 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 Runwatala
Nearest railway station	Musra	6.5 km
District headquarters	Rajnandgaon	14 km
Nearest town	Rāj-Nāndgaon	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dongargarh	18 km

Villages closest to Runwatala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargarh 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.

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Common questions about Runwatala

As per the Census of India 2011, Runwatala village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 29th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Runwatala village has 791 males and 794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Runwatala has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Runwatala is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Runwatala covers 745.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Runwatala falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Runwatala is Musra, about 6.5 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 village for Runwatala.

Runwatala 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.

Runwatala is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Musra is about 6.5 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 14 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.