# Richhoda Village, Shujalpur, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shujalpur, Shajapur 

# Richhoda

Richhoda is a village in Shujalpur sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,588 people in 279 households**, the 31st largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 1,588people (2011)
- 279households
- 75.3%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Richhoda PIN code and other codes

Richhoda falls in Shujalpur sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShujalpur
- Census village code473043

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

## How far is Richhoda from nearby towns?

- Shujalpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)52 km by road
- Shujalpur (nearest town)8 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 Richhoda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Richhoda; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shujalpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shujalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Richhoda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 71% of the 478 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Richhoda

Of every 100 households in Richhoda in 2011, 77 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Richhoda · ■ Shujalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****56%**

**41%

Television ****20%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Richhoda?

■ Richhoda · ■ Shujalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**915

Working population ****30.1%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 59.4% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 244 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (33%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (10%) · **■** Marginal 24 (5%)

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 Shujalpur

- Dunglay1,736 people
- Jethada1,723 people
- Padliya1,723 people
- Undai1,675 people
- Tapka Basantpur1,588 people
- Dabri1,554 people
- Gerkhedi1,517 people
- Titwas1,505 people

[All 138 villages in Shujalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shujalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Richhoda from Shajapur?52 km by road
- What is the population of Richhoda?1,588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Richhoda in?Shajapur district (Shujalpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Richhoda?75.3% (Census 2011)