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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
parvat adiwasi
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- LGD code
- 458254
- Pincode
- 471313
- Post office
- Ghaura
- Population
- 682
- Households
- 139
- Literacy rate
- 59.1%
- Sex ratio
- 744 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 349
Census 2011 · in context
How Richhara compares
By population, Richhara ranks #40 of 55 villages in Ghuwara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.1%
+11.6% vs mandal average
Richhara59.1%
Ghuwara mandal47.5%
Chhatarpur district53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
744
−134 vs mandal average
Richhara744
Ghuwara mandal878
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.6 vs mandal average
Richhara4.9
Ghuwara mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Richhara at a glance
Richhara is a village of 682 people in 139 households (Census 2011) in Ghuwara tehsil, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 40th-largest of 55 villages in Ghuwara tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 12 points above the tehsil average of 48% and the sex ratio is 744 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 471313, served by Ghaura post office; the LGD village code is 458254. The sarpanch is parvat adiwasi. The population is estimated at 804 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Richhara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GHUWARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 292.5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 131.31
- Forest area (ha)
- 3.78
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Richhara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Richhara
- LGD code
- 458254
- Pincode
- 471313
- Post office
- Ghaura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 682
- Population (projected 2026)
- 804
- Households
- 139
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 744
- Literacy rate
- 59.1%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- parvat adiwasi
- Block / Mandal
- Ghuwara
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
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