About Riyan Village

Riyan is one of the larger villages in Bilara tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,302, made up of 2,728 males and 2,574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3590 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riyan village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Bilara
Pincode	342601
Area (hectares)	3590 hectares
Population	5,302
Male Population	2,728
Female Population	2,574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Riyan compares

By the 2011 count Riyan is the 8th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents. Its 3590 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Riyan

Riyan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Riyan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Riyan from other places

Riyan lies about 50 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Pipar City, about 4.0 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 Riyan
Nearest railway station	Pipar City	4.0 km
Nearest town	Pīpār	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bilara	31 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	50 km

Villages closest to Riyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Riyan village had a population of 5,302. That makes it the 8th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents.

Riyan village has 2,728 males and 2,574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riyan has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Riyan is 342601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riyan covers 3590 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Riyan falls under Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Riyan is Pipar City, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Riyan.

Riyan is about 50 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riyan is in Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district. Pipar City is about 4.0 km away. Pīpār is about 5.0 km away. Bilara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.