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About Risti Village

Risti is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 329 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.33 hectares hectares.

Risti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Risti village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 122.33 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 329
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Risti compares

By the 2011 count Risti is the 295th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 122.33 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Risti

Risti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Risti as Available within 5 - 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 Risti from other places

Risti lies about 14 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Kuchman Railway Station, about 6.8 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 Risti
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Kuchman Railway Station 6.8 km
District headquarters Chandauli 14 km

Villages closest to Risti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Risti village had a population of 657. That makes it the 295th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Risti village has 329 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Risti has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Risti covers 122.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Risti falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Risti is Kuchman Railway Station, about 6.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Risti.

Risti is about 14 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Risti is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Sakaldiha is about 4.0 km away. Kuchman Railway Station is about 6.8 km away. Chandauli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalapur (under 2 km), Jalalpur (under 2 km) and Amilai (under 2 km).

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

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