# Richhawar Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur 

# Richhawar

Richhawar is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **658 people in 146 households**, the 202nd largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 658people (2011)
- 146households
- 49.9%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Richhawar PIN code and other codes

Richhawar falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSaikheda
- Census village code490787

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

## How far is Richhawar from nearby towns?

- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Gadarwara (nearest town)20 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 Richhawar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Richhawar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Richhawar known for?

About 81% of the 632 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Richhawar

Of every 100 households in Richhawar in 2011, 91 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Richhawar · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**63%

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

**27%

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

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**21%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****71%**

**32%

Television ****14%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Richhawar?

■ Richhawar · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.9%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**927

Working population ****50.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 38.7% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (61%) · **■** Household industry 28 (8%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 24 (7%)

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 Gadarwara

- Khala670 people
- Rahma666 people
- Bheropur665 people
- Gujar Jhiriya661 people
- Kenkara654 people
- Patlon651 people
- Bhamka648 people
- Hirdepur645 people

[All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Richhawar from Narsimhapur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Richhawar?658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Richhawar in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Richhawar?49.9% (Census 2011)