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About Risda Village

Risda is a large village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,342, made up of 1,705 males and 1,637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 866.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Risda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Risda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 494336
Area (hectares) 866.01 hectares
Population 3,342
Male Population 1,705
Female Population 1,637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Risda compares

By the 2011 count Risda is the 16th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 866.01 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Risda

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

Risda lies about 21 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jairamnagar, 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 Risda
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Jairamnagar 8.7 km
Nearest town Akaltara 14 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 21 km

Villages closest to Risda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Risda village had a population of 3,342. That makes it the 16th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Risda village has 1,705 males and 1,637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Risda has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Risda is 494336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Risda covers 866.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Risda falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Risda is Jairamnagar, 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Risda.

Risda is about 21 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Risda is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Masturi is about 5.6 km away. Jairamnagar is about 8.7 km away. Akaltara is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daldali (2.5 km), Pendari (3.2 km) and Hirri (3.3 km).

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

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