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About Rifadpur Village

Rifadpur is one of the larger villages in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,129, made up of 10,151 males and 8,978 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1579 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rifadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rifadpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Pincode 813209
Area (hectares) 1579 hectares
Population 19,129
Male Population 10,151
Female Population 8,978
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rifadpur compares

By the 2011 count Rifadpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 1579 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Rifadpur

The census records public bus service for Rifadpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rifadpur from other places

Rifadpur lies about 45 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Pirpainti, about 3.0 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 Rifadpur
Nearest railway station Pirpainti 3.0 km
Nearest town Colgong 18 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 45 km

Villages closest to Rifadpur

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

Common questions about Rifadpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rifadpur village had a population of 19,129. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Rifadpur village has 10,151 males and 8,978 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rifadpur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Rifadpur is 813209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rifadpur covers 1579 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rifadpur falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rifadpur is Pirpainti, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rifadpur.

Rifadpur is about 45 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rifadpur is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Pirpainti is about 3.0 km away. Colgong is about 18 km away. Bhagalpur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madangopali (1.5 km), Madhura Siwanpur (1.9 km) and Pealapur (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rifadpur today is likely to be higher.

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