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About Risti Village

Risti is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 298 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Risti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Risti village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Pincode 233307
Area (hectares) 101.21 hectares
Population 617
Male Population 298
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Risti compares

By the 2011 count Risti is the 305th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 101.21 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Risti

Risti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Risti 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 - 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 42 km from Ghazipur, 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
Nearest railway station Kuchman Railway Station 6.8 km
Nearest town Chandauli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 18 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 42 km

Villages closest to Risti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saidpur 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 617. That makes it the 305th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Risti village has 298 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Risti has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Risti is 233307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Risti covers 101.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Risti falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Risti.

Risti is about 42 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Risti is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Kuchman Railway Station is about 6.8 km away. Chandauli is about 14 km away. Saidpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (under 2 km), Kandhpur (2.2 km) and Chakwaj Urph Bhatpurwa (2.2 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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