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About Risthal Village

Risthal is a mid sized village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 357 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 853.69 hectares hectares.

Risthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Risthal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 853.69 hectares
Population 681
Male Population 357
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Risthal compares

By the 2011 count Risthal is the 92nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 853.69 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Risthal

Risthal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Risthal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Risthal from other places

Risthal lies about 27 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Mandsor, about 26 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 Risthal
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 13 km
Nearest railway station Mandsor 26 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 27 km

Villages closest to Risthal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Risthal village had a population of 681. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Risthal village has 357 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Risthal has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Risthal covers 853.69 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.

Risthal falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Risthal is Mandsor, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Risthal.

Risthal is about 27 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Risthal is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 13 km away. Mandsor is about 26 km away. Mandsaur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kayampur (1.6 km), Halukhedi (1.9 km) and Rupni (2.4 km).

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

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