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About Rijhora Village

Rijhora is a mid sized village in Chinour tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 370 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rijhora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rijhora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Chinour
Pincode 475110
Area (hectares) 296.21 hectares
Population 691
Male Population 370
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rijhora compares

By the 2011 count Rijhora is the 45th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 296.21 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Rijhora

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

How far is Rijhora from other places

Rijhora lies about 20 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Malanpur, about 1.6 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 Rijhora
Nearest railway station Malanpur 1.6 km
Nearest town Bāmaur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinour 20 km
District headquarters Gwalior 20 km

Villages closest to Rijhora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rijhora village had a population of 691. That makes it the 45th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Rijhora village has 370 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rijhora has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Rijhora is 475110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rijhora covers 296.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rijhora falls under Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rijhora is Malanpur, about 1.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rijhora.

Rijhora is about 20 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rijhora is in Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district. Malanpur is about 1.6 km away. Bāmaur is about 16 km away. Chinour is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birgawan (13 km), Shekhupur (14 km) and Manikpur (19 km).

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

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