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About Rithondan Village

Rithondan is a large village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,527, made up of 1,345 males and 1,182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1260.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rithondan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rithondan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Bhitarwar
Pincode 475220
Area (hectares) 1260.25 hectares
Population 2,527
Male Population 1,345
Female Population 1,182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rithondan compares

By the 2011 count Rithondan is the 7th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 1260.25 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Rithondan

Rithondan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rithondan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rithondan from other places

Rithondan lies about 44 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Renhat, about 20 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 Rithondan
Tehsil headquarters Bhitarwar 14 km
Nearest railway station Renhat 20 km
Nearest town Dabra 34 km
District headquarters Gwalior 44 km

Villages closest to Rithondan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rithondan village had a population of 2,527. That makes it the 7th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Rithondan village has 1,345 males and 1,182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rithondan has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Rithondan is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rithondan covers 1260.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rithondan falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rithondan is Renhat, about 20 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 village for Rithondan.

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

Rithondan is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 14 km away. Renhat is about 20 km away. Dabra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Syau (2.2 km), Kheda Tanka (3.1 km) and Richhari Kalan (4.2 km).

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

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