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About Ritha Village

Ritha is a large village in Bhokar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,711, made up of 1,428 males and 1,283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1591.87 hectares hectares.

Ritha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ritha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Bhokar
Area (hectares) 1591.87 hectares
Population 2,711
Male Population 1,428
Female Population 1,283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ritha compares

By the 2011 count Ritha is the 4th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents. Its 1591.87 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Ritha

Ritha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ritha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ritha from other places

Ritha lies about 35 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Bhokar, about 3.4 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 Ritha
Nearest railway station Bhokar 3.4 km
District headquarters Nanded 35 km

Villages closest to Ritha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ritha village had a population of 2,711. That makes it the 4th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents.

Ritha village has 1,428 males and 1,283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ritha has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Ritha covers 1591.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ritha falls under Bhokar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ritha is Bhokar, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ritha.

Ritha is about 35 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ritha is in Bhokar tehsil of Nanded district. Bhokar is about 3.4 km away. Nanded is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakapur (3.0 km), Hassapur (3.7 km) and Mhalsapur (3.7 km).

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

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