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About Risewada Village

Risewada is a large village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,208, made up of 1,088 males and 1,120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.31 hectares hectares.

Risewada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Risewada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 336.31 hectares
Population 2,208
Male Population 1,088
Female Population 1,120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Risewada compares

By the 2011 count Risewada is the 16th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 336.31 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Risewada

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

Risewada lies about 62 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, 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 Risewada
Nearest railway station Salekasa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 14 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 28 km
District headquarters Balaghat 62 km

Villages closest to Risewada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Risewada village had a population of 2,208. That makes it the 16th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Risewada village has 1,088 males and 1,120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Risewada has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Risewada covers 336.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Risewada falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Risewada is Salekasa, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Risewada.

Risewada is about 62 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Risewada is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Salekasa is about 12 km away. Lanji is about 14 km away. Dongargarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Timkitola (under 2 km), Watekasa (1.7 km) and Baghatola (1.9 km).

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

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