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About Riwadih Village

Riwadih is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,398, made up of 689 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riwadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493229
Area (hectares) 477.26 hectares
Population 1,398
Male Population 689
Female Population 709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Riwadih compares

By the 2011 count Riwadih is the 52nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 477.26 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Riwadih

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

Riwadih lies about 63 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Belsonda, about 35 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 Riwadih
Tehsil headquarters Palari 13 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 26 km
Nearest railway station Belsonda 35 km
District headquarters Raipur 63 km

Villages closest to Riwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Riwadih village had a population of 1,398. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Riwadih village has 689 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riwadih has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Riwadih is 493229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riwadih covers 477.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Riwadih falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Riwadih is Belsonda, about 35 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 Riwadih.

Riwadih is about 63 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riwadih is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 13 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 26 km away. Belsonda is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohan (1.7 km), Boda (1.8 km) and Bamhni (2.0 km).

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

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