About Riwa Village

Riwa is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,958, made up of 970 males and 988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mirzapur
Tehsil	Chunar
Pincode	231305
Area (hectares)	248.28 hectares
Population	1,958
Male Population	970
Female Population	988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
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 Riwa compares

By the 2011 count Riwa is the 96th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 248.28 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

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 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 Riwa from other places

Riwa lies about 50 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 4.5 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	Ahraura Road	4.5 km
Nearest town	Rāmnagar	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chunar	19 km
District headquarters	Mirzapur	50 km

Villages closest to Riwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chunar 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 1,958. That makes it the 96th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Riwa village has 970 males and 988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riwa has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Riwa is 231305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riwa covers 248.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Riwa falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Riwa is Ahraura Road, about 4.5 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 Riwa.

Riwa is about 50 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riwa is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura Road is about 4.5 km away. Rāmnagar is about 10 km away. Chunar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.