About Riwa Village

Riwa is a small village in Pakyong tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 120 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riwa village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	East District
Tehsil	Pakyong
Pincode	737131
Area (hectares)	102.47 hectares
Population	264
Male Population	120
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,200
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Riwa compares

By the 2011 count Riwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents. Its 102.47 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Riwa

Riwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Riwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pachey, Pacheykhani, Pakyong Forest Block and Parkha. 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 Riwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Riwa village had a population of 264. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,313 residents.

Riwa village has 120 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riwa has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Riwa is 737131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riwa covers 102.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Riwa falls under Pakyong tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Riwa 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 10+ km distance for Riwa.

Riwa is in Pakyong tehsil of East District 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.