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About Riri Village

Riri is one of the larger villages in Sridungargarh tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,869, made up of 5,737 males and 5,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8253.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 331803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Sridungargarh
Pincode 331803
Area (hectares) 8253.56 hectares
Population 10,869
Male Population 5,737
Female Population 5,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Riri compares

By the 2011 count Riri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,511 residents. Its 8253.56 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, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Riri

Riri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Riri as Available within village. 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 Riri from other places

Riri lies about 77 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Bigga, about 13 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 Riri
Nearest railway station Bigga 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sridungargarh 19 km
Nearest town Sri Dūngargarh 19 km
District headquarters Bikaner 77 km

Villages closest to Riri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Riri village had a population of 10,869. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,511 residents.

Riri village has 5,737 males and 5,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riri has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Riri is 331803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riri covers 8253.56 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.

Riri falls under Sridungargarh tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Riri is Bigga, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Riri.

Riri is about 77 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riri is in Sridungargarh tehsil of Bikaner district. Bigga is about 13 km away. Sridungargarh is about 19 km away. Sri Dūngargarh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indpalsar Gusainsar (5.0 km), Dharmas (5.3 km) and Indpalsar Hirawatan (6.4 km).

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

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