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About Rowahli Village

Rowahli is a mid sized village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 291 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rowahli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rowahli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 288.95 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 291
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rowahli compares

By the 2011 count Rowahli is the 45th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 288.95 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Rowahli

Rowahli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rowahli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Rowahli from other places

Rowahli lies about 39 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 30 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 Rowahli
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 6.7 km
Nearest town Khunti 29 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 30 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 39 km

Villages closest to Rowahli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rowahli village had a population of 564. That makes it the 45th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Rowahli village has 291 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rowahli has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Rowahli is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rowahli covers 288.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rowahli falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rowahli is Sonua, about 30 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rowahli.

Rowahli is about 39 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rowahli is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 6.7 km away. Khunti is about 29 km away. Sonua is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tuntukel (under 2 km), Ratung (under 2 km) and Dighi (1.5 km).

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

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