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About Richhi Village

Richhi is a small village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 131 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.31 hectares hectares.

Richhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Richhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 104.31 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 131
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Richhi compares

By the 2011 count Richhi is the 150th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 104.31 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Richhi

Richhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Richhi 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 Richhi from other places

Richhi lies about 45 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, 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 Richhi
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 8.4 km
Nearest town Sihorā 19 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 20 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 45 km

Villages closest to Richhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Richhi village had a population of 247. That makes it the 150th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Richhi village has 131 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Richhi has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Richhi covers 104.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Richhi falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Richhi is Sihora Road, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Richhi.

Richhi is about 45 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Richhi is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Majholi is about 8.4 km away. Sihorā is about 19 km away. Sihora Road 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 Bamhauri (under 2 km), Katra (1.5 km) and Abhana (2.6 km).

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

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