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About Riwadih Village

Riwadih is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 415 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riwadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 301.79 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 415
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Riwadih compares

By the 2011 count Riwadih is the 70th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 301.79 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Riwadih

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

Riwadih lies about 23 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 15 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 Riwadih
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 15 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 22 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 23 km

Villages closest to Riwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Riwadih village had a population of 863. That makes it the 70th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Riwadih village has 415 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riwadih has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Riwadih is 495690. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riwadih covers 301.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Riwadih falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Riwadih is Baradwar, about 15 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 Riwadih.

Riwadih is about 23 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riwadih is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jaijaipur is about 7.1 km away. Baradwar is about 15 km away. Chāmpa 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 Belkarri (2.1 km), Patharra (2.3 km) and Amgaon (2.9 km).

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

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