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About Raurwahi Village

Raurwahi is a mid sized village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,044, made up of 529 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 579.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raurwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raurwahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Durgkondal
Pincode 494670
Area (hectares) 579.81 hectares
Population 1,044
Male Population 529
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raurwahi compares

By the 2011 count Raurwahi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 579.81 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Raurwahi

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

Raurwahi lies about 25 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 8.2 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 Raurwahi
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgkondal 25 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 25 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 34 km

Villages closest to Raurwahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raurwahi village had a population of 1,044. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Raurwahi village has 529 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raurwahi has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Raurwahi is 494670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raurwahi covers 579.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raurwahi falls under Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Raurwahi is Bhanupratappur, about 8.2 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 Raurwahi.

Raurwahi is about 25 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raurwahi is in Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Bhanupratappur is about 8.2 km away. Durgkondal is about 25 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sateli (under 2 km), Amakada (1.6 km) and Mahendrapur (2.2 km).

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

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