About Rifaetpur Village

Rifaetpur is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,265, made up of 659 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Rifaetpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rifaetpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	119 hectares
Population	1,265
Male Population	659
Female Population	606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rifaetpur compares

By the 2011 count Rifaetpur is the 65th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Rifaetpur

Rifaetpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rifaetpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rifaetpur from other places

Rifaetpur lies about 23 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rifaetpur
Nearest railway station	Punsia	13 km
Nearest town	Godda	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	23 km
District headquarters	Banka	23 km

Villages closest to Rifaetpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuraiya tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Rifaetpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rifaetpur village had a population of 1,265. That makes it the 65th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Rifaetpur village has 659 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rifaetpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Rifaetpur covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rifaetpur falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rifaetpur is Punsia, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rifaetpur.

Rifaetpur is about 23 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rifaetpur is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 13 km away. Godda is about 18 km away. Dhuraiya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.