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About Richituka Village

Richituka is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 297 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Richituka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Richituka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 297
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Richituka compares

By the 2011 count Richituka is the 82nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Richituka

Richituka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Richituka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Richituka from other places

Richituka lies about 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 15 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 Richituka
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 15 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 30 km

Villages closest to Richituka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Richituka village had a population of 631. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Richituka village has 297 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Richituka has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Richituka is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Richituka covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Richituka falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Richituka is Haludpukur, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Richituka.

Richituka is about 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Richituka is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 8.8 km away. Haludpukur is about 15 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patakocha (1.9 km), Chaunradih (1.9 km) and Gondamara (2.2 km).

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

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