Village · Chinour, Gwalior
# Richhera

Richhera is a village in Chinour sub-district of Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh, PIN code 475001. The 2011 Census counted 278 people in 62 households, the 69th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.
- 278 people (2011)
- 62 households
- 86.3% literacy
- 475001 PIN code

## Richhera PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Richhera is 475001. Richhera falls in Chinour sub-district, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh.
- PIN code 475001
- Community development block Bhitarwar
- Census village code 454280

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Richhera from nearby towns?
- Chinour (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Gwalior (district HQ) 27 km by road
- Gwalior (nearest town) 27 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Richhera?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Richhera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Banwar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gwalior
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gwalior
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Richhera known for?

The main crops are wheat, mustard and bajra. About 55% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Richhera

Of every 100 households in Richhera in 2011, 92 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Richhera · ■ Chinour rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 62%
- Toilet within the home 44% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 56% 77%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 94%
- Use banking services 39% 35%
- Television 36% 33%
- Mobile phone 78% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 25% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 3%
- None of these assets 16% 28%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Richhera?

■ Richhera · ■ Chinour rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.3% 65.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 904 870
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 760 856
- Working population 50.7% 38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 77.9% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 136 (96%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 4 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chinour
- Chhida 363 people
- Nayagaon Tanka 353 people
- Jujhar Pur 322 people
- Gujar Banwari 295 people
- Birgawan 260 people
- Manikpur 256 people
- Nonewar 240 people
- Mohammedpur 211 people

All 80 villages in Chinour

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Richhera? 475001
- How far is Richhera from Gwalior? 27 km by road
- What is the population of Richhera? 278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Richhera in? Gwalior district (Chinour sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Richhera? 86.3% (Census 2011)

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