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About Riyapali Village

Riyapali is a small village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 94 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riyapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riyapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496440
Area (hectares) 54.29 hectares
Population 184
Male Population 94
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Riyapali compares

By the 2011 count Riyapali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 54.29 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Riyapali

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

Riyapali lies about 15 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 14 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 Riyapali
Nearest railway station Kotarlia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 15 km
District headquarters Raigarh 15 km

Villages closest to Riyapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Riyapali village had a population of 184. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Riyapali village has 94 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riyapali has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Riyapali is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riyapali covers 54.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Riyapali falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Riyapali is Kotarlia, about 14 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 Riyapali.

Riyapali is about 15 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riyapali is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Kotarlia is about 14 km away. Pusour is about 15 km away. Raigarh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasaipali (under 2 km), Ghutakupali (under 2 km) and Chhapora (1.6 km).

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

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