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About Riwan Village

Riwan is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,220, made up of 1,688 males and 1,532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552.64 hectares hectares.

Riwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 552.64 hectares
Population 3,220
Male Population 1,688
Female Population 1,532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Riwan compares

By the 2011 count Riwan is the 38th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 552.64 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Riwan

Riwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Riwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Riwan from other places

Riwan lies about 31 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Haidergarh, about 15 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 Riwan
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Haidergarh 15 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 31 km
Nearest town Raebareli 31 km

Villages closest to Riwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Riwan village had a population of 3,220. That makes it the 38th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Riwan village has 1,688 males and 1,532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riwan has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Riwan covers 552.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Riwan falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Riwan is Haidergarh, about 15 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Riwan.

Riwan is about 31 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riwan is in Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Maharajganj is about 14 km away. Haidergarh is about 15 km away. Rae Bareli is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shergarh (under 2 km), Variyarpur (under 2 km) and Jaraw Ganj (2.3 km).

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

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