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About Riwapar Village

Riwapar is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 229 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riwapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riwapar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 123.11 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 229
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Riwapar compares

By the 2011 count Riwapar is the 147th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 123.11 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 975.

Getting to Riwapar

Riwapar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Riwapar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Riwapar from other places

Riwapar lies about 46 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 38 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 Riwapar
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 38 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 46 km

Villages closest to Riwapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Riwapar village had a population of 453. That makes it the 147th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Riwapar village has 229 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riwapar has about 978 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 975.

The pincode recorded for Riwapar is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riwapar covers 123.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Riwapar falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Riwapar is Kalmitar, about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance for Riwapar.

Riwapar is about 46 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riwapar is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 5.7 km away. Kalmitar is about 38 km away. Bilaspur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charbhatha (under 2 km), Madanpur (under 2 km) and Dhabha (under 2 km).

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

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