About Risora Village

Risora is a large village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,338, made up of 1,176 males and 1,162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Risora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Risora village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	496223
Area (hectares)	538.27 hectares
Population	2,338
Male Population	1,176
Female Population	1,162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Risora compares

By the 2011 count Risora is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 538.27 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Risora

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

Risora lies about 42 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 38 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 Risora
Tehsil headquarters	Baramkela	9.5 km
Nearest town	Bargarh	36 km
Nearest railway station	Bargarh Road	38 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	42 km

Villages closest to Risora

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

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Common questions about Risora

As per the Census of India 2011, Risora village had a population of 2,338. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Risora village has 1,176 males and 1,162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Risora has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Risora is 496223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Risora covers 538.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Risora falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Risora is Bargarh Road, about 38 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 Risora.

Risora is about 42 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Risora is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 9.5 km away. Bargarh is about 36 km away. Bargarh Road is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.