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About Rikhipur Village

Rikhipur is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 346 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.34 hectares hectares.

Rikhipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikhipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 82.34 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 346
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rikhipur compares

By the 2011 count Rikhipur is the 456th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 82.34 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Rikhipur

The census records public bus service for Rikhipur 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rayapur Bachooti, Rebra Das, Reuta Harisharan Shukla and Reuta Khadag Bahadur Shahi. 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 Rikhipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikhipur village had a population of 667. That makes it the 456th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Rikhipur village has 346 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikhipur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Rikhipur covers 82.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rikhipur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Rikhipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Rikhipur.

Rikhipur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti 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 Rikhipur today is likely to be higher.

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