# Richhai Village, Kareli, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kareli, Narsimhapur 

# Richhai

Richhai is a village in Kareli sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,288 people in 283 households**, the 33rd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 1,288people (2011)
- 283households
- 73.0%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Richhai PIN code and other codes

Richhai falls in Kareli sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKareli
- Census village code491274

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

## How far is Richhai from nearby towns?

- Kareli (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kareli (nearest town)35 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 Richhai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narsimhapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Richhai known for?

About 40% of the 1,242 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Richhai

Of every 100 households in Richhai in 2011, 41 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Richhai · ■ Kareli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**70%

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

**35%

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

**64%

Tap water ****5%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**24%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****21%**

**40%

Television ****16%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Richhai?

■ Richhai · ■ Kareli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**936

Working population ****43.3%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 65.8% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (40%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 201 (36%)

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 Kareli

- Sas Bahu1,360 people
- Khamariya [Richhai]1,349 people
- Hinotiya1,313 people
- Samnapur1,312 people
- Dilheri1,287 people
- Kumhadi1,276 people
- Bhugwara1,211 people
- Gursi1,205 people

[All 147 villages in Kareli](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/kareli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Richhai from Narsimhapur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Richhai?1,288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Richhai in?Narsimhapur district (Kareli sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Richhai?73.0% (Census 2011)