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About Rawan Village

Rawan is a small village in Bhulath tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 180 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144619, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rawan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Bhulath
Pincode 144619
Area (hectares) 87.6 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 180
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rawan compares

By the 2011 count Rawan is the 58th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 87.6 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 975.

Getting to Rawan

Rawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rawan 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 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 25 km from Kapurthala, 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 Bhulath 25 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 25 km

Villages closest to Rawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhulath 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 358. That makes it the 58th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Rawan village has 180 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rawan has about 989 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 975.

The pincode recorded for Rawan is 144619. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rawan covers 87.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rawan falls under Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala 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 10+ km distance.

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

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

Rawan is in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district. Ramidi is about 15 km away. Kartārpur is about 18 km away. Bhulath 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 Dhakran (under 2 km), Talwandi Koka (under 2 km) and Mand Kamalpur (under 2 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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