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About Richhawar Village

Richhawar is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,194, made up of 635 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1171.66 hectares hectares.

Richhawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Richhawar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Sagar
Area (hectares) 1171.66 hectares
Population 1,194
Male Population 635
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Richhawar compares

By the 2011 count Richhawar is the 121st largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 1171.66 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Richhawar

Richhawar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Richhawar from other places

Richhawar lies about 15 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Lidhora Khurd, about 4.1 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 railway station Lidhora Khurd 4.1 km
Nearest town Makronia 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 15 km

Villages closest to Richhawar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagar 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 1,194. That makes it the 121st largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Richhawar village has 635 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Richhawar has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Richhawar covers 1171.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Richhawar falls under Sagar tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Richhawar is Lidhora Khurd, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Richhawar.

Richhawar is about 15 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Richhawar is in Sagar tehsil of Sagar district. Lidhora Khurd is about 4.1 km away. Makronia is about 9.6 km away. Sagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaejra Budhu (2.0 km), Ghureta (2.1 km) and Tilakhera (2.5 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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