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About Richhawar Village

Richhawar is a mid sized village in Udaipura tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,320, made up of 700 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 713 hectares hectares.

Richhawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Richhawar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Udaipura
Area (hectares) 713 hectares
Population 1,320
Male Population 700
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Richhawar compares

By the 2011 count Richhawar is the 29th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 900 residents. Its 713 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Richhawar

Richhawar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Richhawar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Richhawar from other places

Richhawar lies about 100 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 18 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 Richhawar
Nearest town Gādarwāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Udaipura 20 km
District headquarters Raisen 100 km

Villages closest to Richhawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Richhawar village had a population of 1,320. That makes it the 29th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 900 residents.

Richhawar village has 700 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Richhawar has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Richhawar covers 713 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Richhawar falls under Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Richhawar is Gadarwara, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Richhawar.

Richhawar is about 100 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Richhawar is in Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district. Gādarwāra is about 16 km away. Gadarwara is about 18 km away. Udaipura 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 Pipaliya Khurd (2.1 km), Timrawan (3.6 km) and Dighawan (3.9 km).

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

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