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About Rithiya Village

Rithiya is a mid sized village in Basti tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 330 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.69 hectares hectares.

Rithiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rithiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Basti
Area (hectares) 74.69 hectares
Population 642
Male Population 330
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rithiya compares

By the 2011 count Rithiya is the 452nd largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 74.69 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Rithiya

Rithiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rithiya as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rithiya from other places

Rithiya lies about 2.8 km from Basti. 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 Rithiya
Tehsil headquarters Basti 2.8 km
Nearest town Bastī 2.8 km

Villages closest to Rithiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rithiya village had a population of 642. That makes it the 452nd largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Rithiya village has 330 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rithiya has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Rithiya covers 74.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rithiya falls under Basti tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rithiya.

Rithiya is about 2.8 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rithiya is in Basti tehsil of Basti district. Basti is about 2.8 km away. Bastī is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubkhara (under 2 km), Maharipur (under 2 km) and Gaiya Ghat (under 2 km).

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

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