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About Ridpura Village

Ridpura is a small village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 32 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares.

Ridpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ridpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 32
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ridpura compares

By the 2011 count Ridpura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Ridpura

Ridpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ridpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ridpura from other places

Ridpura lies about 29 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 11 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 Ridpura
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 9.7 km
Nearest town Tekāri 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Ner Halt 11 km
District headquarters Gaya 29 km

Villages closest to Ridpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ridpura village had a population of 64. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Ridpura village has 32 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ridpura has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Ridpura covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ridpura falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ridpura is Ner Halt, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Ridpura.

Ridpura is about 29 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ridpura is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 9.7 km away. Tekāri is about 9.7 km away. Ner Halt is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alampur (under 2 km), Takuatanr (under 2 km) and Barsiwan (under 2 km).

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

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