# Richhara Village, Ghuwara, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Ghuwara, Chhatarpur 

# Richhara

Richhara is a village in Ghuwara sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **682 people in 139 households**, the 40th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 682people (2011)
- 139households
- 69.5%literacy
- 744females per 1,000 males

## Richhara PIN code and other codes

Richhara falls in Ghuwara sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBada Malhera
- Census village code458254

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Richhara from nearby towns?

- Ghuwara (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Ghuwara (nearest town)22 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Richhara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Richhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghuwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Richhara known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 47% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Richhara

Of every 100 households in Richhara in 2011, 24 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Richhara · ■ Ghuwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**30%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Richhara?

■ Richhara · ■ Ghuwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****744**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****645**

**891

Working population ****51.2%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 59.8% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 199 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (6%) · **■** Household industry 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 96 (28%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ghuwara

- Saurai944 people
- Amarwa911 people
- Dongarpura905 people
- Tikariya785 people
- Bamhouri Kalan646 people
- Budhera589 people
- Kadwan504 people
- Pura501 people

[All 55 villages in Ghuwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/ghuwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Richhara?682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Richhara in?Chhatarpur district (Ghuwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Richhara?69.5% (Census 2011)