About Rigwar Village

Rigwar is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 559 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1404.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494776, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rigwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rigwar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Kota
Pincode	494776
Area (hectares)	1404.3 hectares
Population	1,112
Male Population	559
Female Population	553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rigwar compares

By the 2011 count Rigwar is the 65th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 1404.3 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Rigwar

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

Rigwar lies about 38 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, about 10 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 Rigwar
Nearest railway station	Belgahna	10 km
Nearest town	Ratanpur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kota	18 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	38 km

Villages closest to Rigwar

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

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Common questions about Rigwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Rigwar village had a population of 1,112. That makes it the 65th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Rigwar village has 559 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rigwar 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 991.

The pincode recorded for Rigwar is 494776. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rigwar covers 1404.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rigwar falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rigwar is Belgahna, about 10 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Rigwar.

Rigwar is about 38 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rigwar is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belgahna is about 10 km away. Ratanpur is about 16 km away. Kota is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.