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About Rikaicha Village

Rikaicha is a mid sized village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 675, made up of 363 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.07 hectares hectares.

Rikaicha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikaicha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Area (hectares) 94.07 hectares
Population 675
Male Population 363
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rikaicha compares

By the 2011 count Rikaicha is the 172nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 94.07 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Rikaicha

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

How far is Rikaicha from other places

Rikaicha lies about 30 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sadat, about 22 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 Rikaicha
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 8.9 km
Nearest town Lalganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Sadat 22 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 30 km

Villages closest to Rikaicha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikaicha village had a population of 675. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Rikaicha village has 363 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikaicha has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Rikaicha covers 94.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rikaicha falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rikaicha is Sadat, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rikaicha.

Rikaicha is about 30 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rikaicha is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 8.9 km away. Lalganj is about 14 km away. Sadat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansinghpur (under 2 km), Singhpur (under 2 km) and Chauki Maniyara (under 2 km).

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

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