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About Rikha Dadar Village

Rikha Dadar is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 470 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rikha Dadar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikha Dadar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 494670
Area (hectares) 361.23 hectares
Population 982
Male Population 470
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rikha Dadar compares

By the 2011 count Rikha Dadar is the 72nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 361.23 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Rikha Dadar

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

Rikha Dadar lies about 60 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 22 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 Rikha Dadar
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 28 km
Nearest town Saraipali 47 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 60 km

Villages closest to Rikha Dadar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pithora 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 Rikha Dadar

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikha Dadar village had a population of 982. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Rikha Dadar village has 470 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikha Dadar has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Rikha Dadar is 494670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rikha Dadar covers 361.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rikha Dadar falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rikha Dadar is Khariar Road, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Rikha Dadar.

Rikha Dadar is about 60 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rikha Dadar is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Khariar Road is about 22 km away. Pithora is about 28 km away. Saraipali is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rikha Dadar Tukda (under 2 km), Thelkodadar (under 2 km) and Lilesar (9.1 km).

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

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