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About Rib Village

Rib is a mid sized village in Gondal tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,392, made up of 698 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1034.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rib Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rib village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Gondal
Pincode 360311
Area (hectares) 1034.09 hectares
Population 1,392
Male Population 698
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rib compares

By the 2011 count Rib is the 51st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,167 residents. Its 1034.09 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Rib

Rib is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rib as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rib from other places

Rib lies about 20 km from Rajkot, and the nearest railway station is Ribada, about 5.7 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 Rib
Nearest railway station Ribada 5.7 km
Nearest town Kotharia 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Gondal 19 km
District headquarters Rajkot 20 km

Villages closest to Rib

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rib village had a population of 1,392. That makes it the 51st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,167 residents.

Rib village has 698 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rib has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Rib is 360311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rib covers 1034.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rib falls under Gondal tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Rib is Ribada, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rib.

Rib is about 20 km from Rajkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rib is in Gondal tehsil of Rajkot district. Ribada is about 5.7 km away. Kotharia is about 15 km away. Gondal 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 Ribda (under 2 km), Pipaliya (4.1 km) and Bhunava (9.1 km).

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

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