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About Riri Village

Riri is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 63 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176044
Area (hectares) 41.98 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 63
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Riri compares

By the 2011 count Riri is the 208th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 41.98 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Riri

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

Riri lies about 39 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 40 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 Riri
Nearest town Sundarnagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 28 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 39 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 40 km

Villages closest to Riri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Riri village had a population of 115. That makes it the 208th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Riri village has 63 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riri has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Riri is 176044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riri covers 41.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Riri falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Riri is Kiratpur Sahib, about 40 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Riri.

Riri is about 39 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riri is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 10 km away. Bhoranj is about 28 km away. Hamirpur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabel (under 2 km), Bhajlah (under 2 km) and Bhamnoh (under 2 km).

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

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