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About Ri Village

Ri is a small village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 82 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Jhanduta
Pincode 174029
Area (hectares) 42.61 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 82
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ri compares

By the 2011 count Ri is the 160th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 42.61 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 972.

Getting to Ri

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

Ri lies about 22 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 8.7 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 Ri
Nearest railway station Dagori 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanduta 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 22 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 22 km

Villages closest to Ri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ri village had a population of 162. That makes it the 160th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Ri village has 82 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ri has about 976 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Ri is 174029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ri covers 42.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ri falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ri is Dagori, about 8.7 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 <5 km distance for Ri.

Ri is about 22 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ri is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 8.7 km away. Jhanduta is about 22 km away. Bilaspur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phupli Jhalwana (3.0 km), Bohar (9.9 km) and Kalar (13 km).

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

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