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About Richhi Village

Richhi is a small village in Kurai tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 123 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.29 hectares hectares.

Richhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Richhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Kurai
Area (hectares) 201.29 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 123
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 139th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 624 residents. Its 201.29 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

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 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 33 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Umaria Isra, about 31 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 Kurai 26 km
Nearest railway station Umaria Isra 31 km
District headquarters Seoni 33 km

Villages closest to Richhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurai 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 239. That makes it the 139th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 624 residents.

Richhi village has 123 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Richhi has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Richhi covers 201.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Richhi falls under Kurai tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Richhi is Umaria Isra, about 31 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 village for Richhi.

Richhi is about 33 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Richhi is in Kurai tehsil of Seoni district. Kurai is about 26 km away. Umaria Isra is about 31 km away. Seoni is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simariya (4.0 km), Vijaypani (4.3 km) and Tikari Mal (4.3 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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