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About Raswan Kalan Village

Raswan Kalan is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 389 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 763 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares.

Raswan Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raswan Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 686
Male Population 389
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 763
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raswan Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Raswan Kalan is the 345th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Raswan Kalan

Raswan Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raswan Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Raswan Kalan from other places

Raswan Kalan lies about 24 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Algawan, about 16 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 Raswan Kalan
Nearest town Kānt 13 km
Nearest railway station Algawan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 24 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 24 km

Villages closest to Raswan Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Powayan 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 Raswan Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Raswan Kalan village had a population of 686. That makes it the 345th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Raswan Kalan village has 389 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raswan Kalan has about 763 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Raswan Kalan covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raswan Kalan falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raswan Kalan is Algawan, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Raswan Kalan.

Raswan Kalan is about 24 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raswan Kalan is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Kānt is about 13 km away. Algawan is about 16 km away. Powayan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churha Kalan (under 2 km), Dhaka Khurd Kalan (under 2 km) and Fattepur Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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