Ridi, Rajasthan

Ridi is a village in Dungargarh Tehsil of Bikaner district in state of Rajasthan, India. It is located 91 km away from the Bikaner district and 85 km from Malasar village of Bikaner District[4]

Ridi
Village
Riri
Ridi
Ridi
Coordinates: 27°56′39″N 74°5′53″E
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictBikaner
Government
 • BodyPanchayati Raj
Area
 • Total8,253.56 ha (20,394.99 acres)
Elevation
267 m (876 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total10,869
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
Marwari[3] Bagri
English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
331803
Telephone code+91 156 / 0156
Vehicle registrationRJ-07

History

The history of Ridi village is very glorious, this village is known by the name of the land of folk deity "Shree Veer Bigga Ji Maharaj". The people here are worshipers of Bigga Ji Maharaj.

Demographics
Religion in Ridi Village (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 98.62%
Islam
 
 1.28%
Other or not stated
 
 0.1%
Distribution of religions in Ridi Village

In Ridi Village, female literacy rate is 32.15% and male literacy rate is 57.07% and according to 2011 census the literacy rate of the entire village is 45.30%. There are 1445 houses in whole village.

Majority of the population of the village follows Hinduism, with followers of Islam a large minority.[6]

Languages of Ridi village(2011)

  Rajasthani (99.10%)
  Hindi (0.80%)
  English (0.10%)

Rajasthani is the major language spoken here, while Hindi and English are the language of the educated.[7]

Transport

Ridi Village is 21 km. away from Sri Dungargarh Tehsil, and its distance is 20 km. from Shri Dungargarh Railway Station. Bikaner Junction and Shri Dungargarh Railway Station[8] is the largest railway station situated nearby. Main District Road which connects Kalu to Bidasar also passes through Ridi village, hence good road transport system is available here.

References
  1. ORGI. "Census of India : Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011 : Rajasthan".
  2. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. "Marwari". Ethnologue. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. "Riri Village Population - Sridungargarh - Bikaner, Rajasthan". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  5. "Table C-01 Population By Religion - Rajasthan". census.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. "Population by religious community - Bikaner District".
  7. "Languages".
  8. "Nearby Railway Station".

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