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About Rigawan Village

Rigawan is a mid sized village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,977, made up of 1,009 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.19 hectares hectares.

Rigawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rigawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 94.19 hectares
Population 1,977
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rigawan compares

By the 2011 count Rigawan is the 69th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 94.19 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Rigawan

Rigawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rigawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ranipur, Ranjitpur, Rasulpur and Ratnaoli. 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.

Common questions about Rigawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rigawan village had a population of 1,977. That makes it the 69th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Rigawan village has 1,009 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rigawan has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Rigawan covers 94.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rigawan falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Rigawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rigawan.

Rigawan is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia 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.

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

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