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About Rimji Village

Rimji is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 449 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rimji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rimji village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 496661
Area (hectares) 398.08 hectares
Population 917
Male Population 449
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rimji compares

By the 2011 count Rimji is the 65th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 398.08 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Rimji

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

Rimji lies about 114 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Barpali, about 47 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 Rimji
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 17 km
Nearest railway station Barpali 47 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 114 km

Villages closest to Rimji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rimji village had a population of 917. That makes it the 65th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Rimji village has 449 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rimji has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Rimji is 496661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rimji covers 398.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rimji falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rimji is Barpali, about 47 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 Rimji.

Rimji is about 114 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rimji is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 17 km away. Barpali is about 47 km away. Mahasamund is about 114 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhanpur (under 2 km), Jogidadar (under 2 km) and Raksha (1.7 km).

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

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