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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
SB
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Shyamu Bai
Contact: 99****9615
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- LGD code
- 471075
- Pincode
- 456224
- Post office
- Khachraud
- Population
- 1,120
- Households
- 236
- Literacy rate
- 67.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1004 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 554
- Distance to district centre
- 63 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 19 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 228 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 543 km
- Nearest railway station
- Runkhera · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital Bangrod · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rigania compares
By population, Rigania ranks #54 of 109 villages in Khacharod mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.6%
+12.5% vs mandal average
- Rigania
- 67.6%
- Khacharod mandal
- 55.1%
- Ujjain district
- 62.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,004
+37 vs mandal average
- Rigania
- 1,004
- Khacharod mandal
- 967
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Rigania
- 4.7
- Khacharod mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rigania at a glance
Rigania is a village of 1,120 people in 236 households (Census 2011) in Khacharod tehsil, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh, the 54th-largest of 109 villages in Khacharod tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 12 points above the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,004 women per 1,000 men. It lies 63 km from the Ujjain district centre, 5 km from Runkhera railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 456224, served by Khachraud post office; the LGD village code is 471075. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Bangrod, 9 km away. The sarpanch is Shyamu Bai , and the village votes in Nagada-Khachrod assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Tejbahadur Singh Chauhan. The population is estimated at 1,320 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigania · this village | 1,120 | 68% | — |
| Khandwa · Khacharod | 829 | 62% | 1.5 km SE |
| Jalod · Khacharod | 432 | 56% | 1.7 km N |
| Batlawadi · Khacharod | 2,559 | 52% | 2.6 km E |
| Padalyakhurd · Khacharod | 517 | 45% | 3 km N |
| Naredipata · Khacharod | 1,124 | 65% | 3.2 km S |
| Napakhedi · Dewas | 1,246 | 62% | 3.4 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rigania
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KHACHAROD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 77
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 498.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 180.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rigania
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Rigania
- LGD code
- 471075
- Pincode
- 456224
- Post office
- Khachraud
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,120
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,320
- Households
- 236
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1004
- Literacy rate
- 67.6%
- Coordinates
- 23.46030°N, 75.18635°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujjain
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nagada-Khachrod
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Firojiya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Tejbahadur Singh Chauhan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Shyamu Bai
- Block / Mandal
- Khacharod
Getting there
How to reach Rigania
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal228 kmcapital
- Mumbai543 km
- Delhi608 km
- Hyderabad758 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRunkhera5 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Bangrod9 km
- CollegePrincipal's Bungalow18 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 456224
Villages near Rigania
Other villages in Khacharod mandal
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- Ghinoda
- Batlawadi
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- Bhikampur
- Kamthana
- Chanpaner
- Narsinghgarh
- Buranabad
- Mokdi
- Sandla
- Umarna
- Banjari
- Behlola
- Khamariya
- Kanwas
- Barthun
- Pachlasi
- Bedavanya
- Akyajagir
- Surel
- Farnakhedi
- Chirola
- Runkheda
- Gindwanya
- Bhensola
- Bilwaniya
- Meen
- Nawatiya
- Nandiyasi
- Lekodiya Tank
- Beriyakhedi
- Lasudiya Khema
- Khedawada
- Bhanwasa
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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)