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About Riwapali Village

Riwapali is a small village in Sakti tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 132 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riwapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riwapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Sakti
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 71.13 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 132
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Riwapali compares

By the 2011 count Riwapali is the 115th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 71.13 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Riwapali

Riwapali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Riwapali as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Riwapali from other places

Riwapali lies about 43 km from Janjgir Champa. 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 Riwapali
Tehsil headquarters Sakti 4.3 km
Nearest town Saktī 4.3 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 43 km

Villages closest to Riwapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Riwapali village had a population of 289. That makes it the 115th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Riwapali village has 132 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riwapali has about 1189 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Riwapali is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riwapali covers 71.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Riwapali falls under Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Riwapali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Riwapali.

Riwapali is about 43 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riwapali is in Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Sakti is about 4.3 km away. Saktī is about 4.3 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paterapali Khurd (1.8 km), Tendutoha (1.8 km) and Jongra (2.0 km).

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

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