About Righa Village

Righa is a mid sized village in Ghagarbeda tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 554 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Righa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Righa village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
Tehsil	Ghagarbeda
Pincode	757035
Area (hectares)	338 hectares
Population	1,077
Male Population	554
Female Population	523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Righa compares

By the 2011 count Righa is the 5th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 686 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Righa

Righa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Righa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Righa from other places

Righa lies about 106 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 17 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 Righa
Tehsil headquarters	Ghagarbeda	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Māluka	17 km
Nearest town	Joda	30 km
District headquarters	Mayurbhanj	106 km

Villages closest to Righa

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

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Common questions about Righa

As per the Census of India 2011, Righa village had a population of 1,077. That makes it the 5th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 686 residents.

Righa village has 554 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Righa has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Righa is 757035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Righa covers 338 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Righa falls under Ghagarbeda tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Righa is Māluka, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Righa.

Righa is about 106 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Righa is in Ghagarbeda tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Ghagarbeda is about 7.0 km away. Māluka is about 17 km away. Joda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.