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About Riwan Village

Riwan is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,635, made up of 884 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 225305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Barabanki
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 225305
Area (hectares) 254.92 hectares
Population 1,635
Male Population 884
Female Population 751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Riwan compares

By the 2011 count Riwan is the 69th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,422 residents. Its 254.92 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Riwan

Riwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Riwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Riwan from other places

Riwan lies about 127 km from Barabanki, and the nearest railway station is Faizullapur, about 6.1 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 Riwan
Nearest railway station Faizullapur 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 15 km
District headquarters Barabanki 127 km

Villages closest to Riwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Riwan village had a population of 1,635. That makes it the 69th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,422 residents.

Riwan village has 884 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riwan has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Riwan is 225305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riwan covers 254.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Riwan falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Riwan is Faizullapur, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Riwan.

Riwan is about 127 km from Barabanki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riwan is in Fatehpur tehsil of Barabanki district. Faizullapur is about 6.1 km away. Fatehpur is about 15 km away. Barabanki is about 127 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sabitapur (1.9 km), Shamshipur (5.4 km) and Jaisnghpur (8.8 km).

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

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