# Richhikho Village, Khategaon, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Khategaon, Dewas 

# Richhikho

Richhikho is a village in Khategaon sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 86 households**, the 129th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 448people (2011)
- 86households
- 60.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Richhikho PIN code and other codes

Richhikho falls in Khategaon sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhategaon
- Census village code474207

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

## How far is Richhikho from nearby towns?

- Khategaon (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)130 km by road
- Khategaon (nearest town)50 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 Richhikho?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Richhikho; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kannod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kannod
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Richhikho known for?

The main crops are **soyabean and cotton**. About 32% of the 603 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Richhikho

Of every 100 households in Richhikho in 2011, 95 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Richhikho · ■ Khategaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****48%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Richhikho?

■ Richhikho · ■ Khategaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**903

Working population ****51.3%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 49.2% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 187 (81%)

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 Khategaon

- Songaon486 people
- Satagaon478 people
- Dawatha477 people
- Bhukya448 people
- Kundgaon Khurd447 people
- Pipalneriya439 people
- Rehti429 people
- Malagaon426 people

[All 168 villages in Khategaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/khategaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Richhikho from Dewas?130 km by road
- What is the population of Richhikho?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Richhikho in?Dewas district (Khategaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Richhikho?60.4% (Census 2011)