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About Rithwar Village

Rithwar is a mid sized village in Nasrullaganj tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,147, made up of 611 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares.

Rithwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rithwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Nasrullaganj
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 1,147
Male Population 611
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rithwar compares

By the 2011 count Rithwar is the 49th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 925.

Getting to Rithwar

Rithwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rithwar 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 Rithwar from other places

Rithwar lies about 55 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Banapura, about 36 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 Rithwar
Tehsil headquarters Nasrullaganj 7.1 km
Nearest town Nasrullāhganj 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Banapura 36 km
District headquarters Sehore 55 km

Villages closest to Rithwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rithwar village had a population of 1,147. That makes it the 49th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Rithwar village has 611 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rithwar has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Rithwar covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rithwar falls under Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rithwar is Banapura, about 36 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 Rithwar.

Rithwar is about 55 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rithwar is in Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district. Nasrullaganj is about 7.1 km away. Nasrullāhganj is about 7.1 km away. Banapura is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandia (under 2 km), Hathighat (1.8 km) and Barodiya (2.2 km).

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

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