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About Riwa Village

Riwa is a mid sized village in Tarabganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 302 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.99 hectares hectares.

Riwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Tarabganj
Area (hectares) 41.99 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 302
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Riwa compares

By the 2011 count Riwa is the 293rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents. Its 41.99 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Riwa

The census records public bus service for Riwa 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Riwa from other places

Riwa lies about 47 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Katra, about 8.9 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
Nearest railway station Katra 8.9 km
Nearest town Ayodhya 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarabganj 33 km
District headquarters Gonda 47 km

Villages closest to Riwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Riwa village had a population of 581. That makes it the 293rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents.

Riwa village has 302 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riwa has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Riwa covers 41.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Riwa falls under Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Riwa is Katra, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Riwa.

Riwa is about 47 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riwa is in Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district. Katra is about 8.9 km away. Ayodhya is about 10 km away. Tarabganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Leloi Khurd (3.4 km), Lolpur (5.8 km) and Kharouwa (7.1 km).

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

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