About Rishala Village

Rishala is a small village in Astaranga tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 174 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rishala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rishala village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Puri
Tehsil	Astaranga
Pincode	752119
Area (hectares)	262 hectares
Population	330
Male Population	174
Female Population	156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rishala compares

By the 2011 count Rishala is the 42nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 262 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 995.

Getting to Rishala

Rishala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rishala 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. The nearest villages by name are Paikhala, Patalada, Patasundarpur and Rahakhandol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Rishala

As per the Census of India 2011, Rishala village had a population of 330. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Rishala village has 174 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rishala has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Rishala is 752119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rishala covers 262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rishala falls under Astaranga tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The census record for Rishala notes the nearest railway station 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 Rishala.

Rishala is in Astaranga tehsil of Puri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.