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About Riko Village

Riko is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,762, made up of 888 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riko village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 492101
Area (hectares) 450.11 hectares
Population 1,762
Male Population 888
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Riko compares

By the 2011 count Riko is the 59th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 450.11 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 989.

Getting to Riko

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

Riko lies about 16 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Naya Raipur, about 2.1 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 Riko
Nearest railway station Naya Raipur 2.1 km
District headquarters Raipur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 19 km

Villages closest to Riko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Riko village had a population of 1,762. That makes it the 59th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Riko village has 888 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riko has about 984 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Riko is 492101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riko covers 450.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Riko falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Riko is Naya Raipur, about 2.1 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 Riko.

Riko is about 16 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riko is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Naya Raipur is about 2.1 km away. Raipur is about 16 km away. Arang is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chicha (1.7 km), Chhatauna 1 (1.9 km) and Sendh (2.5 km).

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

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