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About Rasla Village

Rasla is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 542 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6235.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Fatehgarh
Pincode 345001
Area (hectares) 6235.68 hectares
Population 1,047
Male Population 542
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rasla compares

By the 2011 count Rasla is the 29th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 6235.68 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Rasla

Rasla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rasla as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rasla from other places

Rasla lies about 48 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Jetha Chandan, about 32 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 Rasla
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Jetha Chandan 32 km
District headquarters Jaisalmer 48 km

Villages closest to Rasla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasla village had a population of 1,047. That makes it the 29th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Rasla village has 542 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasla has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Rasla is 345001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasla covers 6235.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rasla falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Rasla is Jetha Chandan, about 32 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rasla.

Rasla is about 48 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasla is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 32 km away. Jetha Chandan is about 32 km away. Jaisalmer is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achla (2.2 km), Naya Achala (2.2 km) and Sanwata (3.5 km).

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

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