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About Rikotar Village

Rikotar is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,021, made up of 503 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rikotar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikotar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 267.26 hectares
Population 1,021
Male Population 503
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rikotar compares

By the 2011 count Rikotar is the 77th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 267.26 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Rikotar

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

Rikotar lies about 127 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 42 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 Rikotar
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 42 km
Nearest town Saraipali 43 km
District headquarters Raipur 127 km

Villages closest to Rikotar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikotar village had a population of 1,021. That makes it the 77th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Rikotar village has 503 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikotar has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Rikotar is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rikotar covers 267.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rikotar falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Rikotar is Baradwar, about 42 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 Rikotar.

Rikotar is about 127 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rikotar is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 5.7 km away. Baradwar is about 42 km away. Saraipali is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dokaridih (under 2 km), Singhi Chuwa (1.7 km) and Jamgahan (2.1 km).

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

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