About Riwa Village

Riwa is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 199 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.57 hectares hectares.

Riwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Area (hectares)	61.57 hectares
Population	383
Male Population	199
Female Population	184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Riwa compares

By the 2011 count Riwa is the 788th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 61.57 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Riwa

Riwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Riwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Riwa from other places

Riwa lies about 54 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 11 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 Riwa
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	4.7 km
Nearest town	Bānsi	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Uska Bazar	11 km
District headquarters	Basti	54 km

Villages closest to Riwa

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

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Common questions about Riwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Riwa village had a population of 383. That makes it the 788th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Riwa village has 199 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riwa has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Riwa covers 61.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Riwa is Uska Bazar, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Riwa.

Riwa is about 54 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riwa is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Harraiya is about 4.7 km away. Bānsi is about 7.8 km away. Uska Bazar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.