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About Richha Village

Richha is a mid sized village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 283 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 767 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611 hectares hectares.

Richha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Richha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 611 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 283
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 767
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Richha compares

By the 2011 count Richha is the 144th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 611 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Richha

Richha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Richha as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Richha from other places

Richha lies about 44 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Mungaoli, about 6.9 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 Richha
Nearest railway station Mungaoli 6.9 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 44 km

Villages closest to Richha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Richha village had a population of 500. That makes it the 144th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Richha village has 283 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Richha has about 767 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Richha covers 611 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Richha falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Richha is Mungaoli, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Richha.

Richha is about 44 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Richha is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Mungaoli is about 6.9 km away. Ashoknagar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijori (under 2 km), Tori (under 2 km) and Hinnoda (1.7 km).

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

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