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About Rawan Village

Rawan is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 756, made up of 381 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rawan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 293 hectares
Population 756
Male Population 381
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rawan compares

By the 2011 count Rawan is the 134th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Rawan

Rawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rawan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rawan from other places

Rawan lies about 44 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ramidi, about 15 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 Rawan
Nearest railway station Ramidi 15 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 31 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 44 km

Villages closest to Rawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rawan village had a population of 756. That makes it the 134th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Rawan village has 381 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rawan has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Rawan is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rawan covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rawan falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rawan is Ramidi, about 15 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rawan.

Rawan is about 44 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rawan is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Ramidi is about 15 km away. Kartārpur is about 18 km away. Dasua is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulla (4.2 km), Gondpur (5.5 km) and Bhalesra (6.0 km).

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

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