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About Richhi Village

Richhi is a mid sized village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 265 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.28 hectares hectares.

Richhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Richhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 158.28 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 265
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Richhi compares

By the 2011 count Richhi is the 67th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 158.28 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Richhi

Richhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Richhi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Richhi from other places

Richhi lies about 24 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Nityanand Dham, about 21 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 Sailana 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Nityanand Dham 21 km
District headquarters Ratlam 24 km
Nearest town Ratlām 24 km

Villages closest to Richhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sailana 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 532. That makes it the 67th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Richhi village has 265 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Richhi has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Richhi covers 158.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Richhi falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Richhi is Nityanand Dham, about 21 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 village for Richhi.

Richhi is about 24 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Richhi is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Sailana is about 6.1 km away. Nityanand Dham is about 21 km away. Ratlam is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makodiya Rundi (under 2 km), Piplipada (under 2 km) and Amaliyadol Khurd (under 2 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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