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About Rikhawaha Village

Rikhawaha is a mid sized village in Kulpahar tehsil, in the district of Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 441 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.48 hectares hectares.

Rikhawaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikhawaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahoba
Tehsil Kulpahar
Area (hectares) 304.48 hectares
Population 836
Male Population 441
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rikhawaha compares

By the 2011 count Rikhawaha is the 125th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 304.48 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Rikhawaha

Rikhawaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rikhawaha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rikhawaha from other places

Rikhawaha lies about 24 km from Mahoba, and the nearest railway station is Kulpahar, about 6.6 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 Rikhawaha
Nearest railway station Kulpahar 6.6 km
Nearest town Charkhāri 21 km
District headquarters Mahoba 24 km

Villages closest to Rikhawaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikhawaha village had a population of 836. That makes it the 125th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Rikhawaha village has 441 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikhawaha has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Rikhawaha covers 304.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rikhawaha falls under Kulpahar tehsil of Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rikhawaha is Kulpahar, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Rikhawaha.

Rikhawaha is about 24 km from Mahoba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rikhawaha is in Kulpahar tehsil of Mahoba district. Kulpahar is about 6.6 km away. Charkhāri is about 21 km away. Mahoba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadarwara (under 2 km), Ragaulia Bujurg (1.8 km) and Khairaria (2.3 km).

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

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