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About Ri Village

Ri is a mid sized village in Naina Devi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 360 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174310, 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 Naina Devi
Pincode 174310
Area (hectares) 405.7 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 360
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 10th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 320 residents. Its 405.7 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

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 Naina Devi 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 Naina Devi 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 701. That makes it the 10th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 320 residents.

Ri village has 360 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ri has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Ri is 174310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ri covers 405.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ri falls under Naina Devi 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 Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 8.7 km away. Naina Devi 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 Chamarrha (8.6 km), Tikar (14 km) and Kulah (15 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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