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About Riwa Tola Village

Riwa Tola is a small village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 194 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riwa Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riwa Tola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 172.27 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 194
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Riwa Tola compares

By the 2011 count Riwa Tola is the 181st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 172.27 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Riwa Tola

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

Riwa Tola lies about 34 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 18 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 Riwa Tola
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 18 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 19 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 34 km

Villages closest to Riwa Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhuriya 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 Riwa Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Riwa Tola village had a population of 384. That makes it the 181st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Riwa Tola village has 194 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riwa Tola has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Riwa Tola is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riwa Tola covers 172.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Riwa Tola falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Riwa Tola is Paniajob, about 18 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 Riwa Tola.

Riwa Tola is about 34 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riwa Tola is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 8.9 km away. Paniajob is about 18 km away. Dongargarh 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 Magar Ghokhara (under 2 km), Jhithra Tola (under 2 km) and Baniya Tola (1.7 km).

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

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