About Risor Village

Risor is a large village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,007, made up of 2,007 males and 2,000 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535 hectares hectares.

Risor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Risor village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barharwa
Area (hectares)	535 hectares
Population	4,007
Male Population	2,007
Female Population	2,000
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Risor compares

By the 2011 count Risor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 535 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Risor

Risor 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 Risor as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Risor from other places

Risor lies about 49 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bonidanga, about 1.9 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 Risor
Nearest railway station	Bonidanga	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barharwa	4.8 km
Nearest town	Farakka	8.3 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	49 km

Villages closest to Risor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Risor village had a population of 4,007. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Risor village has 2,007 males and 2,000 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Risor has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Risor covers 535 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Risor falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Risor is Bonidanga, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Risor.

Risor is about 49 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Risor is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bonidanga is about 1.9 km away. Barharwa is about 4.8 km away. Farakka is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.