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About Richha Village

Richha is a mid sized village in Malthon tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 360 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.72 hectares hectares.

Richha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Richha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Malthon
Area (hectares) 302.72 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 360
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Richha compares

By the 2011 count Richha is the 82nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 302.72 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 895.

Getting to Richha

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

Richha lies about 45 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Sumreri, about 24 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 Richha
Tehsil headquarters Malthon 13 km
Nearest railway station Sumreri 24 km
Nearest town Khurai 26 km
District headquarters Sagar 45 km

Villages closest to Richha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Richha village had a population of 660. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Richha village has 360 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Richha has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Richha covers 302.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Richha falls under Malthon tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Richha is Sumreri, about 24 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 Richha.

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

Richha is in Malthon tehsil of Sagar district. Malthon is about 13 km away. Sumreri is about 24 km away. Khurai is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khera (1.6 km), Mad Khera (1.6 km) and Pathariya Baman (2.4 km).

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

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