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About Risda Village

Risda is a large village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,293, made up of 2,174 males and 2,119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 965.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Risda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Risda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 491559
Area (hectares) 965.68 hectares
Population 4,293
Male Population 2,174
Female Population 2,119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Risda compares

By the 2011 count Risda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 965.68 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 1010.

Getting to Risda

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

Risda lies about 67 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, 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 Risda
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 4.8 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 22 km
District headquarters Raipur 67 km

Villages closest to Risda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Risda

As per the Census of India 2011, Risda village had a population of 4,293. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Risda village has 2,174 males and 2,119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Risda has about 975 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 1010.

The pincode recorded for Risda is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Risda covers 965.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Risda falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Risda is Bhatapara, 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 village for Risda.

Risda is about 67 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Risda is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 4.8 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 4.8 km away. Bhatapara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhabadih (1.9 km), Puran (1.9 km) and Bhathagaon (2.5 km).

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

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