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Richha Chanda

रिच्छा चंदा
Jaora mandal
Pincode 457226
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
shyam Bhati
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LGD code
470109
Pincode
457226
Post office
Jaora
Population
1,097
Households
241
Literacy rate
64.4%
Sex ratio
969 ♀/1000♂
Workers
543
Distance to district centre
26 km
Distance to mandal centre
17 km
Distance to Bhopal
240 km
Distance to Mumbai
566 km
Nearest railway station
Mundalaram · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC Dhodhar · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Richha Chanda compares

By population, Richha Chanda ranks #54 of 148 villages in Jaora mandal.

Literacy rate
%
64.4%
+4.1% vs mandal average
Richha Chanda
64.4%
Jaora mandal
60.3%
Ratlam district
56.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
969
+6 vs mandal average
Richha Chanda
969
Jaora mandal
963
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
Richha Chanda
4.6
Jaora mandal
4.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Richha Chanda at a glance

Richha Chanda is a village of 1,097 people in 241 households (Census 2011) in Jaora tehsil, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh, the 54th-largest of 148 villages in Jaora tehsil. Literacy is 64%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 969 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Ratlam district centre, 3 km from Mundalaram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 457226, served by Jaora post office; the LGD village code is 470109. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC Dhodhar, 7 km away. The sarpanch is shyam Bhati, and the village votes in Alot assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Chintamani Malviya. The population is estimated at 1,293 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Richachanda

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Richha Chanda · this village1,09764%
Roop Nagar · Sumerpur1.1 km E
Roop Nagar · Jaitaran1,56731%1.1 km E
Roop Nagar · Jaora50264%1.1 km E
Roop Nagar · Bap1.1 km E
Roop Nagar · Setrawa73630%1.1 km E
Roop Nagar · Shergarh37644%1.1 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Richha Chanda

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JAORA
Distance to nearest town (km)
11
Distance to district HQ (km)
47
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
11
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
555.41
Irrigated area (ha)
461.91
Forest area (ha)
31.77

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Richha Chanda

LGD code
470109
Pincode
457226
Post office
Jaora
Population (Census 2011)
1,097
Population (projected 2026)
1,293
Households
241
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
969
Literacy rate
64.4%
Coordinates
23.72293°N, 75.11091°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Ujjain
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Alot
Member of Parliament
Anil Firojiya
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dr. Chintamani Malviya
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
shyam Bhati
Block / Mandal
Jaora
Getting there

How to reach Richha Chanda

Mandal centre
Jaora · ≈ 17 km
≈ 34 min by car · 41 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ratlam · ≈ 26 km
≈ 54 min by car · 1 h 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal240 kmcapital
  • Mumbai566 km
  • Delhi583 km
  • Hyderabad787 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMundalaram3 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC Dhodhar7 km
  • CollegePrincipal's Bungalow12 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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