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About Ria Village

Ria is a mid sized village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 851, made up of 442 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712611
Area (hectares) 172.92 hectares
Population 851
Male Population 442
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ria compares

By the 2011 count Ria is the 61st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 172.92 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 955.

Getting to Ria

Ria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ria as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ria from other places

Ria lies about 17 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Barrackpore, about under 2 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 Ria
Nearest railway station Barrackpore under 2 km
Nearest town Bārākpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat II 17 km
District headquarters Hugli 17 km

Villages closest to Ria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat II 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 Ria

As per the Census of India 2011, Ria village had a population of 851. That makes it the 61st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Ria village has 442 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ria has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Ria is 712611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ria covers 172.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ria falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ria is Barrackpore, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Ria.

Ria is about 17 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ria is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Barrackpore is about under 2 km away. Bārākpur is about under 2 km away. Goghat II is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakran (1.7 km), Bara Salabeltala (2.4 km) and Selampur (2.6 km).

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

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