Riwagahan is a medium size village located in Dhamtari Tehsil of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh with total 281 families residing. The Riwagahan village has population of 1462 of which 740 are males while 722 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Riwagahan village population of children with age 0-6 is 182 which makes up 12.45 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Riwagahan village is 976 which is lower than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Riwagahan as per census is 784, lower than Chhattisgarh average of 969.
Riwagahan village has higher literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Riwagahan village was 81.72 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Riwagahan Male literacy stands at 91.07 % while female literacy rate was 72.43 %.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Riwagahan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Riwagahan village.
Riwagahan Data
| Particulars |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Total No. of Houses |
281 |
- |
- |
| Population |
1,462 |
740 |
722 |
| Child (0-6) |
182 |
102 |
80 |
| Schedule Caste |
101 |
51 |
50 |
| Schedule Tribe |
570 |
289 |
281 |
| Literacy |
81.72 % |
91.07 % |
72.43 % |
| Total Workers |
760 |
400 |
360 |
| Main Worker |
726 |
- |
- |
| Marginal Worker |
34 |
12 |
22 |
Caste Factor
In Riwagahan village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST).
Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 38.99 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 6.91 % of total population in Riwagahan village.
Work Profile
In Riwagahan village out of total population, 760 were engaged in work activities. 95.53 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.47 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.
Of 760 workers engaged in Main Work, 321 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 344 were Agricultural labourer.