About Rikba Village

Rikba is a large village in Dadi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,871, made up of 1,425 males and 1,446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 684.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rikba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikba village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Dadi
Pincode	825326
Area (hectares)	684.82 hectares
Population	2,871
Male Population	1,425
Female Population	1,446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rikba compares

By the 2011 count Rikba is the 7th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 684.82 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Rikba

Rikba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rikba as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rikba from other places

Rikba lies about 27 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Patratu, about 12 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 Rikba
Nearest town	Saunda	11 km
Nearest railway station	Patratu	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dadi	27 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	27 km

Villages closest to Rikba

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

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Common questions about Rikba

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikba village had a population of 2,871. That makes it the 7th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Rikba village has 1,425 males and 1,446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikba has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Rikba is 825326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rikba covers 684.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rikba falls under Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rikba is Patratu, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rikba.

Rikba is about 27 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rikba is in Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Saunda is about 11 km away. Patratu is about 12 km away. Dadi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.