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About Rijhari Village

Rijhari is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 325 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.56 hectares hectares.

Rijhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rijhari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 455.56 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 325
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rijhari compares

By the 2011 count Rijhari is the 98th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 455.56 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Rijhari

Rijhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rijhari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rijhari from other places

Rijhari lies about 32 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 14 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 Rijhari
Nearest railway station Kolaras 14 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 32 km

Villages closest to Rijhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rijhari village had a population of 625. That makes it the 98th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Rijhari village has 325 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rijhari has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Rijhari covers 455.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rijhari falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rijhari is Kolaras, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rijhari.

Rijhari is about 32 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rijhari is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 14 km away. Shivpuri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karya (1.9 km), Sejwara (1.9 km) and Lewa (2.4 km).

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

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