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About Rashing Village

Rashing is a mid sized village in Hukeri tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,196, made up of 569 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rashing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rashing village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Hukeri
Pincode 591225
Area (hectares) 447.67 hectares
Population 1,196
Male Population 569
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Rashing compares

By the 2011 count Rashing is the 96th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents. Its 447.67 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Rashing

Rashing is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rashing as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rashing from other places

Rashing lies about 55 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Parakanahatti, about 42 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 Rashing
Nearest town Nipāni 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hukeri 29 km
Nearest railway station Parakanahatti 42 km
District headquarters Belgaum 55 km

Villages closest to Rashing

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rashing village had a population of 1,196. That makes it the 96th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,792 residents.

Rashing village has 569 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rashing has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Rashing is 591225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rashing covers 447.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rashing falls under Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Rashing is Parakanahatti, about 42 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rashing.

Rashing is about 55 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rashing is in Hukeri tehsil of Belgaum district. Nipāni is about 9.2 km away. Hukeri is about 29 km away. Parakanahatti is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bugatealur (under 2 km), Shippur (3.7 km) and Bhairapur (3.8 km).

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

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